Chapter 40 Final preparations!

A porter is a person who carries goods and luggage for other people.

Due to Yunnan Province's special topography, it is difficult to transport materials from outside and it is also difficult to sell local specialties.

Therefore, a large number of porters were created.

These people have been running in the mountains since they were young, and each of them has thick calluses on their feet.

They are able to climb mountains and transport supplies thanks to their steady feet.

After listening to Milong's introduction, Cun Yunsheng slapped his head, thinking how stupid he was.

"We are going to cross the river to fight the Japanese. Are the porters willing to do so?" Cun Yunsheng had one last concern, which was whether they were willing to cross the river with the troops.

Hearing this, Milong said confidently.

"Yes, of course. Now the whole Zenda knows that our Sichuan Army has money. As long as we spread the word that we want to recruit porters, many people will sign up."

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Cun Yunsheng was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his Sichuan Army had become so famous.

Thinking of this, Cun Yunsheng pondered for a while and then spoke.

"Try to use Yunnan horses first. If you can't buy any, then recruit some porters. Tell them clearly that we are going to fight the devils and there may be risks."

"Don't worry, they all know it. Besides, life is worthless these days." Milong said indifferently.

Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng sighed and didn't say much.

He doesn't have much time left, so in the next ten days, he needs to have the troops complete basic training.

For example, shooting, tactics between squads and platoons, and communications between battalions and companies, etc.

As for shooting training, it's very simple. Just open your stomach and let them shoot.

That’s right, just let them fight as they please.

This feat left many soldiers speechless with shock.

You know, during normal training, bullets were like treasures and we were reluctant to fire them. It was good enough if we could fire five bullets a month.

Once on the battlefield, each person will get even fewer bullets.

Compared with the miscellaneous troops, the Central Army in the early stage had sufficient ammunition and was trained according to the German army standards.

Later, the Central Army became frugal and bullets became more valuable.

So, when Cun Yunsheng made the bold statement that he would not allow anyone to eat until the fight was over today, everyone was shocked.

When they first saw so much ammunition, they thought it was enough for the next month’s training, but they didn’t expect it to be just one day’s worth of ammunition, and they were not allowed to eat until they finished firing.

The cheers on the training ground were getting louder and louder.

"Commander, aren't you being too extravagant?" Lin Yi couldn't bear to watch it anymore and couldn't help but advise him.

The troops before him all focused on marksmanship, and more often than not, they could kill an enemy with one bullet.

"How do you think you practice shooting skills? Can you practice it just by aiming?" Cun Yunsheng asked with a smile as he watched the constant gunfire on the training ground.

"Of course the bullets were fed out." Meng Fanle took over the conversation.

"Some officers are very contradictory. They require soldiers to improve their shooting accuracy, but they don't provide them with sufficient ammunition. Is it possible that every soldier is born a sharpshooter?"

"You can kill an enemy with one shot without any training?"

Meng Fanle's disdainful tone left Lin Yi speechless.

"Fanla is right. Sharpshooters are made by feeding them. Don't be stingy with that little bit of ammunition."

"Why are the Japanese so accurate in shooting? Are they born sharpshooters? It's because of the huge amount of ammunition." Cun Yunsheng patted Lin Yi's shoulder and comforted him.

"I know, I just feel bad about losing so much ammunition." Lin Yi said with a distressed look on his face.

"I don't feel sorry for it, so why should you? It's just some ammunition. We can ask the British to reimburse us later." Cun Yunsheng said with a laugh.

If he hadn't found 7.92 rounds of 57xmm pointed bullets while cutting down trees these days, he wouldn't have dared to be so extravagant. "Damn it, I've been a soldier for three years, but this is the first time I've had such a good time shooting a gun. It's so satisfying."

"Yeah, it's fucking great. My arms are sore."

"The commander is so generous that he even provides ammunition for everyone. In my regiment, each person was only given five bullets during wartime. Normally, we didn't see any bullets. They were worse than firewood sticks."

"That's right. If I had so many bullets earlier, I would have killed ten of them."

"Go ahead and brag. Have you ever seen a devil?"

On the training ground, the soldiers were discussing the unlimited ammunition, which made them very satisfied and their morale was rising.

"The guard company next door is the best. Look at that American rifle. They can fire eight rounds in one breath without even pulling the bolt."

"Is this American rifle better than the Japanese's Type 38 rifle?" Doubing had never seen American equipment before, so he couldn't help but ask.

"It's more than just good, it's extremely good. It's several times better than the British guns." Bu La had obviously touched it before and said with envy on his face.

"Damn it, the Americans are really bad. With such good weapons, they can't defeat the Japanese? They are really useless." Yao Ma said angrily.

"That's right." Many people echoed.

In response to Yao Ma's words, Cun Yunsheng nodded with relief. The American army was not as powerful as imagined. They relied on their strong industrial capabilities.

In Europe, we were still being beaten by the German army.

"Commander, once we cross the river, will we all be able to have American equipment?" Meng Fanle said enviously as he watched the guard company training in the distance.

"Don't worry, once we cross the river, all the American equipment in the warehouse will be ours." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

"Let everyone train hard these few days."

Hearing this, several people felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, for they all knew that it would not be long before they could cross the river.

In fact, within two days, one hundred porters had been recruited, all of whom were experienced veterans.

Each person carried 50 kilograms of goods and walked a hundred miles on the mountain road without taking a breath.

This is not an exaggeration, but a reality.

But before that, Cun Yunsheng still had one thing to deal with, and that was Chen Xiaozui.

"Brother, can I cross the river with you?" Chen Xiaozui looked at Cun Yunsheng and asked expectantly.

"Why?" Cun Yunsheng did not answer, but asked.

"Brother, waiting is very lonely. I don't want to try it again." Chen Xiaozui said and lowered his head.

Originally, Cun Yunsheng was planning to keep her in Zenda. After all, there was a supplementary battalion here, and those disabled veterans would teach the new recruits here and provide reserve forces for themselves.

So it is still safe to leave Chen Xiaozui here.

With the replenishment battalion and Stationmaster Wang here, no one dared to mess with her.

But it was obvious that Chen Xiaozui didn't want to be here.

Especially those words made Cun Yunsheng silent for a while, and finally he spoke.

"Well, you go to the medical team. They need female nurses to treat the wounded. Go with the regiment headquarters."

Hearing this, Chen Xiaozui's dull eyes suddenly lit up.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. When did I lie to you?"

Looking at Chen Xiaozui's happy expression, Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

"That's great, brother. I'll report to the medical team right away." After saying that, fearing that Cun Yunsheng would go back on his word, he jumped and ran towards the medical team.

(End of this chapter)