Chapter 989 Rescue
On the other side, on the way to Paben, Lao A led by Long Wenjian was walking in the jungle.

"Captain, we caught a man." The team member in charge of the search reported that a man was caught.

Suddenly, Long Wenjian frowned. Their mission of this trip was to scout the deployment of the Siamese army on the border.

In order to complete the mission, they hid during the day and moved out at night, with the aim of reducing the probability of being discovered.

"Is he a native? If so, find a cave and lock him up in it." Long Wenjian thought for a while and asked.

"No, it's a Chinese. He seems to be fleeing. There's something wrong with his expression!" the team member explained quickly.

Hearing that it was a Chinese, Long Wenjian looked much better. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Bring him here!"

Soon, a young man in his twenties was brought to Long Wenjian. Looking at his clothes, Long Wenjian judged that this man should be a kid from a wealthy family.

"What's your name?"

"Xu Wencai!" the young man said with a depressed look, but when he saw that Long Wenjian and the others' equipment was very strange, he asked in surprise.

"Who are you? Why have I never seen such strange equipment?"

"Don't worry about who we are, what do you do?" Long Wenjian stared at him and asked.

Hearing this, Xu Wencai looked a little sad:

"I am a Chinese from Siam. Since it was taken over by the Xiaori, people there have been very unfriendly to Chinese like us. We are often bullied for no reason. After a few of my friends and I could no longer stand the bullying, we gathered a group of aspiring young people and went to Burma to find the Sichuan Army, hoping to fight Xiaori."

If Lin Hao were here, he would definitely sigh and say that life is not easy for these Chinese people.

Because the Chinese paid a huge price throughout the War of Resistance, many aspiring young Chinese joined the army, and countless died on the battlefield.

However, Long Wenjian didn't know this, so the interrogation was very strict.

"We went through so much hardship along the way, but when we arrived at the border, we were stopped by the Siamese army. We were well prepared when we came here, and we passed through the remote border!"

"In the end, we encountered the Siamese army again. I took advantage of the chaos to escape, but my companions were captured." Xu Wencai thought of his companions and felt extremely sad and angry. He burst into tears again as he thought about it.

"You are a grown man, why are you crying? Stop crying. The enemy will not let go of your companions because of your tears." Long Wenjian said unhappily.

Looking at Xu Wencai's expression, Long Wenjian didn't quite believe it, so he asked him several times in a roundabout way, asking the same question in different ways several times, and finally confirmed that Xu Wencai was not lying.

It’s just that Xu Wencai’s Chinese is not very standard, and he has to guess some of the words. Fortunately, Long Wenjian knows several dialects, otherwise it would be difficult to communicate.

"They are all young people with great ambitions!" Long Wenjian said with a sigh, "Let me introduce ourselves. We are the Sichuan Army you are looking for!"

"Ah? You are the Sichuan Army? Why are you different from the legend?" Xu Wencai looked surprised, as if he didn't believe at all that they were the Sichuan Army.

"What does the legend say we are like?" Long Wenjian asked curiously.

“With powerful firepower and top-notch equipment, we were able to defeat the ordinary people!” Xu Wencai tried hard to recall.

"Okay, stop bragging!" Long Wenjian said with a smile, "Aren't you going to save your companions? Tell me, where are they?"

Now that he had encountered them, Long Wenjian would naturally not stand by and watch them die, and this was also a good opportunity to test the strength of the Siamese army.

"Really?" Xu Wencai was stunned and said ecstatically.

"Of course!" Long Wenjian pointed to the front and said: Lead the way.

Hearing this, Xu Wencai was very excited and walked much faster. When Long Wenjian saw this, he called a team member and said:

"Give him some food, don't let him starve!"

"Ah? Is he okay?" the team member asked hurriedly.

"No problem. I have asked several questions repeatedly. There is no problem. It is true!" Long Wenjian shook his head and said.

There are not many people who can fool his interrogation methods, and it can be seen from the looks of this man that he is not very worldly-wise. In just a few words, he almost revealed his entire family history.

Half a day later, the group finally arrived at Pabon, a small border town that had been captured by the Siamese army.

Lying on a tree in the jungle, Long Wenjian was looking at Paben in the distance through a telescope, observing the surrounding environment.

The town of Papen now has only one main street, and you can see the end at a glance.

The streets were filled with chickens and dogs, the ground was muddy, and the roofs of the wooden houses on both sides had been corroded and looked like they would collapse at any time.

Looking at the small town, Long Wenjian frowned and said:

"You said there was only one platoon of troops stationed there?"

"It should be. I roughly counted them at that time, and there should be about thirty or forty people!" Xu Wencai said after thinking for a while.

He didn't know much about the organization of the troops, he just knew that a platoon consisted of about thirty or forty people, so he subconsciously said a platoon.

"It's more than just a platoon, it should be a company. There are two machine guns at the entrance of the town. This is not the configuration of a platoon." Long Wenjian said casually.

"Ah? What should we do then?" Xu Wencai was stunned and asked hurriedly.

"Okay, what happens next has nothing to do with you. Go stay at the back and don't run around!" Long Wenjian waved his hand, signaling the team members to take him away.

"Someone go and find out where those people are being held." After Xu Wencai left, Long Wenjian ordered.

"Yes!" Many of Long Wenjian's old A's can speak Burmese and Thai, which makes them very suitable for reconnaissance.

Not long after, one of the team members came back.

"Did you find out?" Long Wenjian asked.

The team member said quickly: "Well, it's hard not to find out. Those people are too conspicuous. In this relatively closed border town, dozens of unfamiliar faces suddenly poured in. It's hard not to attract other people's attention. I found out by asking around."

"The Siamese troops imprisoned them in the outposts instead of sending them to the rear. They probably wanted to make some money."

"Why do you say that?" Long Wenjian asked puzzledly.

"The Siamese army purchased a batch of food from the village, specifically for the Chinese!" The team member continued to analyze:
"If it wasn't for the purpose of making money, I really can't imagine why they would do this to them. And I heard that these Chinese are very rich, they must be trying to make a fortune!"

Hearing this, Long Wenjian thought it made sense, and immediately asked the team member to draw a terrain map. He also ordered them to rest for half an hour and prepare for the attack after dark.

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"Don't stop me. I'm going to beat up anyone who stops me this time!" At the Siamese military camp in Pabon Town, a drunk man came to the Chinese sentry post and yelled at the sentry in front of him.

"Songpa, the woman inside cannot be moved!" said the sentry with a frown.

"Khunba, get out of here!" Songpa burped and yelled again. He was now very impatient.

"Songpa, what we want is money. We must not touch those women, otherwise they will be worthless!" Kunba advised.

"Hmph, I want both the money and the women. If you dare not listen, I will kill you all!" Songpa sneered.

"Songpa, if you do this, the Buddha will punish you!"

"Hmph~, you are a lowly person, how dare you talk to me about Buddha?" Songpa kicked him.

After kicking Khunpa to the ground, Songpa turned around and called out, "Brothers, come on, let's have fun together tonight."

"Good!" The Siamese soldiers who were watching responded excitedly in unison.

Kunba, who was lying on the ground, wanted to fight back, but his clenched fists loosened weakly. Because he was of Chinese descent, he was often discriminated against by these people in the army.

If he dared to fight back now, he would definitely be met with hostility from everyone, so he could only pretend not to see it.

Seeing that no one was trying to stop him, Songpa sneered and led the people behind him towards the room where the Chinese woman was imprisoned.

"We are finished!" The Chinese women in the room were terrified when they heard what was said outside. "These beasts, the Buddha will never forgive them!"

"Bang bang bang~!" Suddenly, a burst of rapid and unfamiliar gunshots rang out.

There were people shouting outside, various gunshots were heard, and there were even huge explosions.

"Enemy attack?" Songpa woke up instantly.

"Get your weapons!" Songpa turned around and looked at his subordinates who were still in a daze, and shouted immediately.

There was a group of soldiers in the room, all of whom were there to take advantage and watch the fun. They instantly came to their senses after hearing Songpa's yell.

As a result, just as several soldiers with weapons rushed out, they heard a burst of continuous gunfire, and then the soldiers who rushed out fell to the ground with a few screams.

"Asshole~!"

"Ah~!" The women in the room heard the screams outside and screamed in fright.

"Close your eyes." A loud shout in Chinese came from outside the door. The woman in the room closed her eyes instantly without having time to think.

Instantly, I felt a white light burst in front of my eyes, stinging my eyelids so much that they hurt.

"what!"

"Ah!" The room was suddenly filled with screams.

"Da da da!" and "Pa pa pa!" Several different types of gunfire mixed in the house, deafening.

Several Siamese soldiers, led by Songpa, fell to the ground in a pool of blood.

"Safe!" The women in the room screamed in fear, and Long Wenjian's voice appeared: "Stop screaming, I'm here to save you!"

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After rescuing the people, everyone returned to Mandalay, just in time to catch Lin Hao sorting out the Sichuan Army.

Due to the rapid expansion during this period, loopholes and chaos appeared in internal management. It was not because they did anything bad, but because there were problems in the operation.

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After some adjustments, Lin Hao's strength has now expanded to 60,000 people. Among these 60,000 people, there are nearly 40,000 soldiers alone, and there are only 20,000 ordinary Chinese people. This structure is obviously extremely abnormal.

"Hmph, don't worry about these natives for now. We need to increase the Chinese population. Our current population is still too small. Find a way to get more people!"

"Send a telegram to Zenda, asking him to gather more ordinary people. Once the line from Lashu to Nujiang is opened, we will distribute land to them as soon as they come!" Lin Hao thought about it and directly sent out the ultimate move.

"Really?" Before Lin Yi could say anything, Yao Ma was the first to speak up.

"Commander, do you really want to divide the land?" Milong was also a little surprised. You know, Myanmar can grow two or even three crops a year.

As long as there are enough people, he can turn this place into a big granary.

Therefore, when people heard that the land was going to be divided, many of them were eager to make a move, as the Chinese people attach great importance to their desire for land.

Looking at the looks in everyone's eyes, Lin Hao smiled secretly in his heart. Wouldn't this arouse their enthusiasm?

The soldiers of the Sichuan Army all have relatives and friends behind them. If we use the ultimate killer move of dividing the land, countless people will surely come.

Thinking of this, Lin Hao nodded and said, "Of course it's true, but this piece of land is not permanent."

"Ah~!" Many people were disappointed when they heard that it was not permanent.

After all, most of the people are honest farmers. If the little people had not invaded, they would not have taken up arms to fight.

"All the fields belong to the Sichuan Army. The people only have the right to use them, not the right to trade them. What does this mean? It's like you don't have to pay rent for the land you get. You can plant whatever you want, but you can't sell the land to others."

"As long as the Sichuan Army Corps does not fall, these fields can always be cultivated, and farmers will not have to pay any other taxes except the 10% tax." Lin Hao sent out this killer move to tie everyone on the same boat.

Hearing this, many people's eyes lit up. Although it was a bit inconvenient not to be able to trade, it would be great if they could continue to grow the crops!

At least I can eat my fill and don't have to go hungry anymore.

I have to say that the farmers of this era really don’t have high demands, as long as they can survive.

"Captain, is what you said true?" The veterinarian in his fifties couldn't help but ask.

Looking at the veterinarian, Lin Hao smiled and said, "Veterinarian, from the beginning of Zenda to now, is there anything I have said that has not been fulfilled?"

"Not really, it's just that we haven't been given wives yet." The veterinarian took a puff of his pipe and said with a smile.

Hearing about the distribution of wives, Lin Hao shook his head and said, "This is too difficult. There are too few ordinary people in our Sichuan Army, and even fewer girls of marriageable age."

"Commander, do our Sichuan Army soldiers have any land?" Milong asked, rubbing his hands.

This money-grubber of him has accumulated some wealth during this period of time while managing the logistics department. Lin Hao has turned a blind eye to this, as the water is too clear to attract fish.

If Milong had no problems at all, Lin Hao might be even more worried.

"What, you want the land too?" Lin Hao looked at Milong's expression and asked curiously.

Although Lin Hao didn't have such deep feelings about the fields, he could understand their thoughts.

"I want it!" Not only Milong, but several other people nodded. Even Meng Fanle's eyes lit up and he echoed.

"Commander, if the land can be divided, it will help to reassure the soldiers," Lin Yi added.

Lin Hao nodded after hearing this, and after thinking for a while, he said, "In that case, we will give each soldier land and houses in three days!"

"But do you have time to plant?" Lin Hao asked with a smile.

"This~!" When asked this question, everyone looked at each other and realized that they were all alone. They had to fight wars all the time and had no time to take care of it.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Lin Hao smiled slightly, and then said solemnly:
"I have an idea. We will set up a Sichuan Army Farm Company, which will be responsible for cultivating the fields of the soldiers of the Sichuan Army. As long as you have not retired, you will be paid dividends every year according to the acreage of your land."

"But once you retire, the land will be taken back directly, but you will be given certain compensation!" Lin Hao said in a deep voice.

His method was to refer to a certain company and turn the land within the territory into a piece of cake. As long as one entered the Sichuan Army, one could obtain an initial piece of land.

Of course, if someone has made meritorious service and is promoted, the land allocated to him will be larger, and naturally the benefits will also be greater.

However, once these fields are retired, they will be taken back, but certain compensation will be given, so as to ensure that the overall pie remains unchanged and will not affect the interests of others.

The only drawback is that as the Sichuan Army’s troops grow in strength, the cake must also expand accordingly, otherwise the profits will become lower and lower, and this strategy will definitely collapse.

However, Lin Hao is not worried, as he has India to back him up on the left, and Siam and several other countries on the right.

As for what this beast, the Sichuan Army, will become, Lin Hao doesn't know.

But he only knew that from now on, the Sichuan Army would be completely tied to the chariot. Want to get off? Sure, all the fields and houses will be taken back.

For the sake of fields and houses, the Sichuan Army will only move forward bravely.

After hearing Lin Hao's plan, everyone was shocked. Although they felt something was wrong, they all expressed their support.

It was great that they could get dividends without doing anything. All they had to do was to make meritorious contributions and be promoted in rank. The more land they got, the higher their income would be.

"Pass on my order. Starting tomorrow, all soldiers who join the army will be given five acres of land. The land will be distributed according to their military ranks and military achievements to ensure fairness and justice."

"Tell all the soldiers, if they want to get more land, they should fight bravely and make achievements, then they can get more land!" Lin Hao said loudly.

"Also, any relatives or friends who want to come can come. Tell them that each person will have 10 mu of land and will not have to pay taxes for three years. After three years, the tax will be 10% each year, and the rest will be theirs!"

"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison. At this moment, the cohesion of the Sichuan Army reached its highest level.

This chapter has been blocked and deleted, so the connection in the middle may be a bit abrupt, please forgive me!