Quartermasters can also fight the devils

Chapter 136: Collect another good troop

Wu Jincheng didn't care about Zhang Wenwu's directness. He also knew how much pressure Zhang Wenwu was under, which could be seen from his haggard face. So after handing Zhang Wenwu a cigarette, he introduced Zhang Wenwu to others.

This unit was formerly the 65th Independent Brigade of Hunan Province. It had just arrived in Shanghai five days ago, and after resting for two days, it was sent to the front line of the Central Group to participate in the war. As a result, it was almost wiped out in less than two days of fighting. The brigade originally had officers and soldiers, and when it was withdrawn, there were only people left, including the lightly wounded. The brigade commander was seriously injured, and all the regimental officers were killed. Now the highest-ranking officer in the unit is a battalion commander, who has just been ordered to withdraw to Nanxiang for rest.

The war zone decided to let this troop rest for a while and then add it to various troops in batches as a reinforcement. As soon as Wu Jincheng received the information about the arrival of this troop, he asked Captain Wang to call Zhang Wenwu over. If the price offered by Zhang Wenwu was right, he would prepare to add this troop as a whole to Zhang Wenwu's side.

As soon as Zhang Wenwu heard Wu Jincheng's introduction, he immediately became excited. This unit had fought a real battle with the Japanese army. Its combat power and combat experience were stronger than the two security regiments. He immediately told Wu Jincheng that he wanted this unit.

"Deputy Stationmaster Wu, I want this troop. Just name a price." Zhang Wenwu didn't waste any words. This kind of troop is very popular now, and the sooner he acts, the better.

Wu Jincheng knew that Zhang Wenwu would definitely not let go of such an experienced troop. After hearing Zhang Wenwu's question, he did not directly answer the question, but said: "Deputy Director Zhang, there are many people watching this troop at present. The station chief just called me and told me to arrange the affiliation of this troop. This requires a lot of links from top to bottom."

Zhang Wenwu understood what Wu Jincheng meant when he heard this, but he was determined to take down this unit, so he quickly said, "Deputy Stationmaster Wu, I know it's not easy for you. You see, this unit will be disbanded and added to various units anyway, and then the officers in the military station won't get any benefits. If you assign the unit to me, I can give 800 yuan to the officers in the military station. Do you think this is okay?"

Zhang Wenwu gritted his teeth and offered a price that he thought was very high. He needed to save the money he had now to continue recruiting soldiers, and he couldn't let these bastards in the military station get away with it.

After hearing the price offered by Zhang Wenwu, Wu Jincheng pondered for a moment and felt that this price was already very acceptable. After all, as Zhang Wenwu said, if these soldiers were disbanded and added to other troops according to the requirements of the war zone, he and the stationmaster would not get much benefit fee, and it was very likely that they would not get anything at all.

"Oh, Deputy Director Zhang is a quick-witted person. I think this is a good idea. Let's do as Deputy Director Zhang says." Wu Jincheng nodded with satisfaction and agreed to Zhang Wenwu's price.

When Zhang Wenwu heard that Wu Jincheng agreed to his offer, he felt relieved. He took out another thirty dollars from his pocket, put them on Wu Jincheng's desk and said, "Thank you for your care, Deputy Stationmaster Wu. Please accept this small gift as a token of my appreciation."

Although Wu Jincheng said no, he was honest and put all the money into his pocket.

After Wu Jincheng collected all the money, Zhang Wenwu continued, "Deputy Stationmaster Wu, the troops ahead have suffered too much loss of weapons and ammunition. Our chief of staff just sent someone to reprimand me and asked me to replenish the troops' weapons and ammunition as soon as possible. Could you please show some mercy and approve some weapons and ammunition for me so that I can report to my superiors?"

Zhang Wenwu follows the principle of "a thief never leaves empty-handed". Since he has already spent the money, he must maximize the benefits and get the greatest benefit with the least money.

Wu Jincheng was obviously very satisfied with Zhang Wenwu's previous bid for the remnants of the 65th Independent Brigade. So when Zhang Wenwu raised the issue of weapons and ammunition, Wu Jincheng was in a good mood and approved rifles, three light machine guns, two heavy machine guns, plus rounds of bullets and boxes of grenades for Zhang Wenwu.

Zhang Wenwu was in a good mood and smoking in Wu Jincheng's office. He was waiting for the leading officer of the 65th Independent Brigade to come and take over.

After waiting for about half an hour, Captain Wang came in with a young officer in tattered military uniform. Wu Jincheng quickly introduced Zhang Wenwu to the officer and stated that the remnants of the 65th Independent Brigade had now been incorporated into the 102nd Division of the th Army, and that they would be part of the Central Army's direct line of defense from now on.

When the young officer heard that the troops had a new location and that it was a direct line of the Central Army, he was immediately happy. He stood at attention and saluted Wu Jincheng to show his obedience to the arrangements of his superiors, and then took out the registration slip that had been issued at the military station and handed it over.

"Major Yang, this is Deputy Director Zhang Wenwu of the Quartermaster Department of the 102nd Division. He is in charge of the handover work of your unit." After taking the registration form, Wu Jincheng introduced Zhang Wenwu to Major Yang, then walked to the desk and sat down to process the procedures for them.

"Hello, Deputy Director Zhang. My name is Yang Jian, and I am the temporary leader of the 65th Independent Brigade." Major Yang quickly saluted Zhang Wenwu. This was the person in charge of the quartermaster department of his future unit. Although he held the rank of major, how could a major in a local unit compare with a captain in the central army? Moreover, he was an outsider and had to keep a low profile.

"Major Yang, you're too polite. From now on we are all brothers who eat from the same spoon. On behalf of the 102nd Division, I welcome you to join us." Zhang Wenwu smiled and saluted politely. He could clearly feel the aura of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood from Yang Jian, and he sighed in his heart: People who can survive from the front line really have a different aura.

After Wu Jincheng finished all the formalities, Zhang Wenwu took Yang Jian out of the military station gate. He asked Yang Jian to bring all the troops over. According to the old rules, they would move the newly approved weapons and ammunition back to the camp. When Yang Jian went to gather the troops, Zhang Wenwu suddenly thought of something and hurried back to Wu Jincheng's office to ask him to approve 3,000 kilograms of rice. The temporary camp was making porridge for the newly recruited officers and soldiers every day. He didn't have much food left, so this could fill their stomachs, but it would be of great help in the recruitment work. He must make good use of Wu Jincheng at the military station and never spend money where he could save it.

When Zhang Wenwu brought the remnants of the 65th Independent Brigade back to the temporary camp, he was surprised to find that Cao Huaguo had brought more than additional soldiers. This made Zhang Wenwu very happy and he praised Cao Huaguo a lot. He found that Cao Huaguo was very talented in this area and was worthy of his training.

After being praised, Cao Huaguo was also very happy. He just wanted Zhang Wenwu to feel that he played a certain role, so that he would have a living space in this central army unit in the future, and he would not have to be sent to the battlefield. Now it seems that he has worked so hard and finally got the recognition of Deputy Director Zhang, and he also has some guarantee of survival.

Zhang Wenwu first let the brothers of the 65th Independent Brigade take a rest, and asked the cook to quickly take out the porridge so that everyone could eat first. At the same time, while everyone was eating, he also took the opportunity to tell these officers and soldiers about the three magic weapons that would always be successful, which immediately made everyone shout for joy again.

Zhang Wenwu looked at the record book in his hand. He had just calculated that, including the 65 men from the th Independent Brigade, his temporary camp had recruited a total of additional soldiers. He was beginning to admire himself a little. It seemed that if he worked harder today, it would be possible to break through the men mark.

While Zhang Wenwu was dreaming, Cao Huaguo ran into the tent in a panic. When he saw Zhang Wenwu, he said anxiously, "Deputy Director Zhang, it's bad. A team of military police has come to our camp. The officer in charge said he wants to see the person in charge of the camp."

Zhang Wenwu looked at Cao Huaguo in bewilderment. The military police came to find him? Was his secret interception of recruits discovered? This shouldn't be the case. He had done it all very covertly. So why did the military police come to find him? Zhang Wenwu walked out of the tent with Cao Huaguo, full of doubts. He saw about a dozen military police standing on the side of the road, led by a major.

Zhang Wenwu straightened his military uniform and walked towards the military police major with a smile on his face. When he got closer, Zhang Wenwu immediately stood at attention and saluted, saying, "Reporting to the commander, I am Zhang Wenwu, the deputy director of the Quartermaster Department of the 102nd Division. I am here to report for duty and ask for your instructions." Zhang Wenwu kept a very humble attitude. He also did his best to save his face so that these military police would not cause trouble for him. He also had to hurry to get reinforcements and had no time to deal with them.

The major officer in charge simply saluted and said to Zhang Wenwu, "Why are you here? What happened to those officers and soldiers behind you? Do you have a pass?"

When Zhang Wenwu heard that it was about the reinforcements at the back of the camp, he immediately realized that the officer had misunderstood and thought that they were troops that had withdrawn from the front without permission, so he quickly said, "Sir, these officers and soldiers are all going to be reinforcements for our division, and they have all been registered with the military station."

"Bullshit, which unit can be allocated so many reinforcements? I think you are just a bunch of deserters and vagrants gathered together. There must be something wrong. Bring all of you back to the military police headquarters at the military station." The military police major said with a defiant look on his face. At the same time, the dozen or so military police behind him pointed their guns at the officers and soldiers who were drinking porridge.