PFC Chapter 273 Harvest Chapter
Chapter 273 Harvest Chapter
It was indeed a good year. In the second half of the year, Gu Changfeng distributed the land and charged a tax of 10%. The landlords and gentry did not dare to charge too much and reduced the tax to 40%.
So after some adjustments, and since it was a bumper year, the people would have surplus food left at home after harvesting this crop of wheat.
What's more, there is money to be made by helping the independent regiment, and Zhou Qianli also distributed the work of making clothes to the people.
Putting aside other things, the people have no problem getting half a pound of meat for the New Year this year, something no one would have dared to think about in previous years.
Gu Changfeng was sweating profusely under the sun. It was a rare opportunity for him to work hard like this, and he was exhausted after a day.
At night, he did not disturb the people. He walked along the moonlit path and returned to Gaojia Town with Xiaowu and a few others.
The entire autumn harvest lasted for three days and was over. The strength in numbers was fully demonstrated at this time. Afterwards, the soldiers from each camp continued to help plant potatoes.
Zhou Qianli arranged for people to buy all the grain seeds that were in short supply and distribute them to the people for free.
After this, the people were all grateful, and more people were willing to join the army, and a lot of new soldiers were sent to Xianyaling.
The people have a scale in their hearts. Whoever is good to them will be good to you.
Not only can the independent regiment win battles, but they also feel at ease sending their sons to the independent regiment.
The news about Gaojia Town soon spread to Laiyuan and the towns and villages within Laiyuan. The people in Gaojia Town became the object of envy.
After hearing this, Master Yang couldn't help but smile bitterly and cursed, "This kid has become a local rich man."
However, when the grain harvest was completed and the First Battalion personally delivered hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain to Yinfang Town, Division Commander Yang was deeply moved and praised Gu Changfeng as a "good comrade."
Staff Officer Li smiled bitterly after hearing this. He hadn't even joined the Eighth Route Army yet...
In November, more than a dozen villages, tunnels and air-raid shelters in Gaojia Town were dug.
After completing their mission, each battalion took supplies to their respective destinations. They wanted to recruit new soldiers and deal with the Japanese while they were away from attacking.
Each battalion had a mission, the Japanese in Laiyuan disappeared again, and Gu Changfeng, who stayed in the base, became an idler.
As for the anti-aircraft guns, he had exchanged them when the people were harvesting wheat, and they were now placed on Xianya Ridge.
A total of twenty planes, which made Lu Daya from the artillery battalion very happy.
They began to study the performance day and night. Gu Changfeng explained it several times and finally the artillerymen were familiar with it.
At that time, as long as the Japanese planes dare to come, we can basically declare the mission over in advance.
The performance of the German 88mm anti-aircraft gun is no joke.
The firing rate is 15 rounds per minute, the maximum air defense range is 9900 meters, and the barrel can be replaced if it is broken. It is a must-have weapon for home.
There are still 2000 artillery shells, enough to make the Japanese go without return, which is very comfortable.
In addition to the anti-aircraft guns, Gu Changfeng also replaced a large number of special forces equipment during this time and readjusted the team configuration.
A squad consists of 13 people, including assaulter, machine gunner, demolitionist, sniper, scout, communications soldier, medic and team leader.
The weapons include a general-purpose machine gun, two Type 99 light rifles or submachine guns, a rocket launcher, a grenade launcher and a Barrett.
Individual soldier equipment configuration includes pistols, daggers, each commando is equipped with a bulletproof vest, and each team is equipped with night vision goggles and high-power binoculars.
Originally, Gu Changfeng wanted to equip each team with two submachine guns, but obviously more than 14 points were not enough. He barely equipped of them, and all the points were used up.
Now that the configuration is in place, naturally everything else has to keep up, and the team members have a hard time.
The team members assigned to the mission need to learn from the military doctors and the telecommunications platoon.
The demolition team and the substandard snipers were the same. Gu Changfeng personally taught them that the so many sixty or seventy high explosives and 14 Barrett guns they bought were not for fun.
It was mid-November, and after more than a month of travel, Tang Renli finally led his team to Laiyuan.
More than 100 students, including more than 20 female students, voluntarily came to this remote area after hearing about Gu Changfeng's deeds.
The person who received them was Ji Guangshun who was stationed in Laiyuan. Looking at the young faces, he heard Tang Renli say that he was going to find Gu Changfeng.
Ji Guangshun's eyes turned red. These people were all talents needed by the base, but they were actually going to Gu Changfeng.
Chen Zhengrong noticed that something was wrong with Ji Guangshun, so he pulled him aside and said, "Old Ji, this is a mission assigned by the division commander himself. Don't be stupid."
Ji Guangshun's eyes cleared up when he heard this, and he smiled bitterly, "These kids are all recent graduates, and they are very important to our base."
They did receive the mission, which was issued by the headquarters to the division headquarters.
Tang Shengzhi only knew Laiyuan and was not clear about Gu Changfeng's specific location, so he could only let Tang Renli lead the team to Laiyuan first, and he personally greeted the Eighth Route Army.
Now that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are cooperating, this little thing is certainly not a problem.
Chen Zhengrong laughed and said, "You forgot what the division commander said. If Changfeng develops, it will be the Japanese who have a headache."
Ji Guangshun suddenly chuckled: "Old Chen, I know this very well, but I haven't been to Xianyaling for a long time, so it's a good time to go."
Chen Zhengrong glanced at Ji Guangshun and was speechless. When will this old friend change his habit of extorting money?
Ji Guangshun, having figured it out, returned to the hall and said to Tang Renli with a smile, "My name is Ji Guangshun, and I'm the commander of the 115rd Regiment of the th Division of the Eighth Route Army. Laiyuan was captured by us and Commander Gu."
"Captain Gu is my brother. You should rest for a night first. I'll get someone to take you there tomorrow. It just so happens that there are a few Japanese military vehicles left behind last time. We can all take them there."
"Thank you, Captain Ji. I don't know how to get there."
Tang Renli behaved very humbly, without any of the arrogance of a high-ranking official's son.
Indeed, many of the second generation of rich people and officials in this era are actually good people. Many of them went to the front line, joined the Air Force, or worked hard for the nation on their respective fronts.
The next morning, two military vehicles slowly drove out of the East City Gate and headed towards Gaojia Town.
The speed of this type of Japanese military vehicle is generally between 25 and 30 kilometers per hour. By the time everyone arrived at Gaojia Town, it was already four or five in the afternoon.
Gu Changfeng was already waiting at the intersection, accompanied by Zhou Qianli and a special operations team led by Zhao Ziqing.
Yesterday they received a telegram from Ji Guangshun, informing them that such a group of students had come to their home. Naturally, everyone was very happy about this news.
Finally, some people came forward to join us, and it's not just one or two people, but more than a hundred people, which can greatly alleviate the shortage of talent in the base.
The students had been jolted for nearly ten hours and were feeling a little dizzy. Tang Renli was in better condition.
After getting off the bus, I saw Ji Guangshun already chatting with someone, and I immediately realized that we had arrived.
He looked at the few people, compared their appearance with the description of Gu Changfeng given by his father, and walked over with a smile.
"Hello, Captain Gu. I finally meet you in person."
Gu Changfeng thought it was the teacher leading the team, so he immediately stepped forward, shook Tang Renli's hand tightly, and said, "Thank you all for coming to my poor and remote place. You don't know, I'm almost worried about not being able to eat. I really need talents like you."
Zhao Ziqing, who was standing next to him, heard Gu Changfeng being so shameless and looked up at the sky speechlessly, afraid that he would laugh out loud.
By the way, has there ever been a day when Gu Changfeng didn’t eat enough?
Tang Renli didn't know this. He looked at the sincere Gu Changfeng and smiled, "Captain Gu, my name is Tang Renli, and my father is Tang Shengzhi."