Chapter 991 Marriage
The bombing lasted for half an hour, and two-thirds of the reserve artillery shells for this operation were used up.

Almost instantly, the 17th Division of the Siamese Army on the opposite side was stunned.

Their two artillery battalions were destroyed before they could even fire. The remaining artillerymen looked at the devastated artillery positions and turned around and ran away without saying a word.

Without the artillery battalion, the Siamese Army's infantry regiment was completely defeated. The sound of artillery shells exploding and machine gun bullets flying everywhere were heard.

The Siamese army, which had never experienced such fierce firepower, now just huddled in their positions with their heads in their hands.

"Tank, that's a tank!"

"Boom!" At a Siamese army's machine gun position, several Siamese soldiers were stunned when they saw the tanks on the opposite side.

Unfortunately, they didn't have time to retreat and were blown away by the A32 tank's shells.

Following closely behind was the 155mm M1 heavy artillery, which also bombarded their positions frantically.

Especially when encountering resistance, one artillery fire can basically take the position.

"We are under attack, we are under attack, requesting support, requesting support!" The commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment of the 17th Division of the Siamese Army, who was responsible for defending the position, was unable to restrain the fleeing soldiers and could only send a telegram for help.

"Bastards, hold on, hold on. I've called for air support. Just hold on for an hour and support will be here soon!" the commander of the 17th Division roared angrily.

"Division Commander, the enemy will attack our position in ten minutes at most. They have tanks and we can't hold on!" The commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment almost howled.

He had never encountered such powerful firepower. Nearly a hundred shells hit the position every minute. It was simply terrifying!

At this time, the Sichuan Army was moving again.

"Da, tick-tick!" A loud charge horn sounded, and Ma Dazhi ordered the entire regiment to start charging.

The figures of Sichuan Army soldiers were everywhere. After rushing to the Siamese army's position, the officers and soldiers of the Sichuan Army did not waste any time. They pulled the trigger and fired indiscriminately at the enemies in front of them.

The Siamese army, which had never fought such a battle, was completely confused. The only sounds on the battlefield were the sound of gunfire and the shouts of the Sichuan Army's officers and soldiers.

The only thing the Siamese Army's 4th Infantry Regiment could do was flee.

The defeat was so severe that the entire 4th Infantry Regiment was routed on the spot without even firing a few decent shots in return.

The Siamese army, unable to escape, simply laid down their weapons and surrendered.

According to them, they can surrender naturally if they are defeated, since they are used to surrendering anyway.

However, they made a mistake this time. Prisoners? They didn't exist at all. Those who surrendered were shot to death. For these people, all Lin Hao could do was send them to see God.

The battle had become very simple, basically all that was left was pursuit, and Ma Dazhi shook his head.

"This guy is even worse than a bandit. Bandits at least know tactics, such as outflanking and attacking. The only thing left for him is to escape."

"Commander, I think we should equip our regiment with more infantry fighting vehicles next time!" The chief of staff next to him looked at the swift infantry fighting vehicles and couldn't help but say:

"Four infantry fighting vehicles are too few, otherwise we would be much faster!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Dazhi's eyes lit up and he said:

"Well, you're right. Two legs really can't outrun these wheels. When I get back, I'll ask the brigade commander to equip our regiment with infantry fighting vehicles, and tell those people in the motor vehicle platoon to hurry up and learn how to drive!"

"Yes, Commander." The chief of staff responded quickly.

"The outcome has been decided. The only thing that can stop us now is the bad weather. Pass my order. The entire regiment must continue to advance and capture Chiang Mai Province!" Although the outcome of the battle had not yet come out, Ma Dazhi had already lit a cigarette and said indifferently.

"Brigade Commander, the situation has been decided. Ma Dazhi and his men have already defeated the 17th Division of the Siamese Army head-on and are now pursuing the remaining enemy forces!" At the Pegu Command Center, Lin Hao was staring at the map in deep thought when Meng Fanle walked in and reported loudly.

"Yeah!" Lin Hao responded.

"Commander, should we stop the pursuit first and guard against reinforcements from the Siamese army?" Meng Fanle said after thinking for a while.

"Don't worry, their reinforcements are just so-so. The Siamese army is not as difficult to deal with as you think!" Lin Hao shook his head and said.

"You and I both know their training level. With their combat effectiveness, to be frank, any random regiment can beat them to a pulp. The main purpose this time is to train new recruits." Lin Hao shook his head and said.

In his eyes, there was no sense of accomplishment in beating the Siamese army. Basically, there was only one word to say: just rush forward.

In terms of his current equipment level, it is not inferior to the German second-line troops at all, and is even slightly stronger. If his financial resources were not too weak, he could have delegated the mortar to the infantry squad.

"Hey, Ma Dazhi asked for additional infantry fighting vehicles? Well, it seems that he has finally accepted the new idea." Lin Hao saw the content of the telegram and said with a smile: "It seems that the mechanized infantry regiment will appear in advance."

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"The Siamese army was defeated too quickly!" After returning to Pegu, Long Wenjian went straight to Lin Hao's command post and sighed as soon as they met.

"Isn't this expected? Their fighting power is not even as good as some bandits!" Lin Hao was very calm and was not surprised at all.

"I heard that you have a new little fan this time?" Lin Hao raised his eyebrows and asked suddenly.

Long Wenjian, who was originally full of emotion, blushed instantly and said hesitantly:
"No, that's not the case. That's not the case, Commander. Don't listen to their nonsense!"

Seeing Long Wenjian's nervous look, Lin Hao laughed:
"If it weren't for the war, your children would be old enough to help with cooking at your age. No, you would have a whole bunch of children!"

Lin Hao remembered that people at that time got married relatively early. According to Long Wenjian's age, he should have at least several children.

Hearing this, Long Wenjian was a little stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Chief, um, I~!" He wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.

Indeed, according to his age, in their hometown, he would have several children.

But now because of the war, he is still single and has been making a living by relying on his ancestral craft over the years.

"I heard that the girl named Tao Jinling is pretty good, and she's from a wealthy family, and she's been to school, and she likes you very much." Lin Hao continued to tease. (Tao Jinling, one of the local Chinese girls rescued by Long Wenjian, a plot that was deleted in the previous chapter)
"Uh, Commander, I was just thinking about rescuing them at the time, and I never thought it would be like this, oh~!" Long Wenjian sighed and said quickly:
"We are not suitable for each other. There is too big a difference between us. We are not suitable!"

Although Long Wenjian said it shyly, his face was full of longing.

Seeing this, Lin Hao said leisurely: "Dead, dead, have you ever heard a word?"

"What?" Long Wenjian asked curiously.

"Men always like girls who are eighteen!"

“(⊙﹏⊙)???” Long Wenjian’s face was full of question marks, he had no idea what this meant.

In this regard, Lin Hao did not explain, but said seriously:
"Age is not a problem. Beauty loves heroes. It has been like this since ancient times. Don't underestimate yourself. I think you are very suitable. You will be a major in the Sichuan Army and soon a lieutenant colonel. You are a perfect match for him!"

"Lieutenant Colonel?" Long Wenjian grasped the key point and asked with some surprise.

"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel, General Stilwell sent me a telegram, saying that he would give us a division-level organization as long as our army attacks Siam," Lin Hao said nonchalantly.

Long Wenjian looked at Lin Hao in surprise. Judging from his appearance, he was no more than twenty-four or twenty-five years old, which was already considered quite a freak.

"These are just empty titles, strength is the most important!" It's not that Lin Hao is being Versailles, but that's the reality. But no matter what, it's still very face-saving to say it out loud.

Long Wenjian looked at Lin Hao with some admiration. If it were him, even if he didn't feel vain, he would definitely be proud of it.

"Aside from the topic, since the girl is so devoted to you, you should just marry her!" Lin Hao calmed himself down and said seriously.

"What can I use to marry?" Long Wenjian spread his hands. He had nothing. Although he was allocated an officer's room, it was only more than 20 square meters. How could he get married?

"I forgot. This is for you." Lin Hao slapped his head and took out a red registration book from the drawer.

"what is this?"

Long Wenjian took the red registration book with a puzzled look, opened it and found that his name was written on it.

Long Wenjian, with the rank of major, was granted 290 acres of land. He captured the regiment flag and was awarded first-class merit, which granted him acres of land. He was awarded second-class merit, which granted him acres of land. He was awarded third-class merit, which granted him acres of land, for a total of acres.

Seeing Long Wenjian's puzzled look, Lin Hao explained: "From now on, every year this month, you can get a dividend by taking this registration book."

Following Lin Hao's explanation, Long Wenjian suddenly understood and gave a thumbs up, praising:

"Great, Commander. This move of yours has tied everyone to the pirate ship. It won't be easy to get off the ship."

Upon hearing this, Lin Hao couldn't help but kick Long Wenjian and said:

"What the hell is a pirate ship? Can you even talk?"

Lin Hao was not surprised that Long Wenjian had exposed his thoughts. This guy was actually very smart. If he couldn't see through this, he would think that he was deliberately hiding his incompetence.

"In addition, starting next month, all people will receive back pay, and will receive pay every month according to their military rank and position. From now on, our base will implement a monetary system, and everything will be based on currency." Lin Hao said again.

"Let's do the math. As a major, you can get at least several hundred dollars, and nearly three hundred acres of land. You're definitely a landlord. In addition, I'll give you a new house as a wedding house."

Hearing this, Long Wenjian looked at Lin Hao, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Don't worry, I bought this house with my own money, not using public power for personal gain!" Although the entire base belongs to him, he still has to distinguish between public and private, otherwise the rules will be broken and the people below will follow suit.

"Chief~!" Even Long Wenjian, a veteran soldier, was moved by Lin Hao's sugar-coated bullet.

Why did Lin Hao bring them together and send so many things? On the one hand, it was to win over Long Wenjian, and on the other hand, it was to tell these Chinese families in Siam that we are now a family, so you have to be obedient and cooperate with his next actions.

There was no way. He had just taken over Chiang Mai Province and he did not have enough staff to manage it.

There were too many local natives, and they were not friendly to him. He couldn't just clear them all out. That would definitely cause trouble.

Moreover, there are several towns in the entire Chiang Mai Province. It is difficult to manage just one of them, let alone manage so many.

Therefore, this time, by letting Long Wenjian get married, he also wanted to win over these Chinese families and let them contribute manpower and resources.

As for the future, when he has more talents under his control, he will naturally have plenty of time and ways to take back the power in their hands.

"Chief, I actually don't recommend taking over Chiang Mai Province so quickly." After discussing the marriage, Long Wenjian returned to normal and began to make suggestions.

"Chiang Mai is such a big place, and most of the people there are local natives. They are hostile to us, and it will be very difficult for us to manage it in the future!"

"And we have to shoulder such a heavy burden. We have to take care of the food and drink of so many natives. We also have to consider how to accommodate them when a war breaks out. If we don't take good care of them, they may become our enemies."

"You are right, so this is also the reason why I want you to get married as soon as possible!" Lin Hao said calmly.

Lin Hao did not beat around the bush with Long Wenjian, but went straight to the point and stated his purpose.

"Huh?" Long Wenjian was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly realized what was going on and said with a bitter smile, "Okay, Chief, you have tricked me again."

The person he married into was a member of a large Chinese family with great prestige, and Long Wenjian was a high-ranking member of the Sichuan Army. Once the two sides united, it would be easy to suppress these indigenous people.

"Okay, stop taking advantage of me. How old are you? If you don't get married, do you want to have no descendants?" Lin Hao said angrily.

"Chief, I also want to get married!" Meng muttered in annoyance. He was the only son in the family. If he died on the battlefield one day, the Meng family would have no descendants.

Lin Hao heard this and said slowly:

"Don't worry, this time Nujiang will bring 5,000 women over, all of whom will be arranged to work in garment factories and other factories. Whether you can get married depends on you!"

"But I don't practice the system of taking care of everything. At most I will give each of you a generous gift."

Speaking of finding a wife, many people in the command center looked over. Originally they were envious of Long Wenjian's upcoming marriage, but then Lin Hao said that five thousand women would come to the base. This was great news as the bachelors could finally get married.

"Really?" Meng Fan widened his eyes. He was originally envious of Long Wenjian, but now he asked hurriedly after hearing this.

"Of course it's true. I promised you before. Haven't I been thinking of a way? The people on the other side of the strait have a huge demand for penicillin recently. I just said, let them transport a group of female workers over, ten women for one box of medicine." Lin Hao said indifferently.

Several large-scale battles have recently broken out on the other side of the strait, and the troops have suffered heavy losses.

The miraculous effect of penicillin made all the troops very satisfied. Originally, postoperative infection for the wounded soldiers was a matter of life and death, but now with penicillin, postoperative infection is nothing at all.

When wounded soldiers recover and return to combat units, they become veterans, and the combat effectiveness of the units will also be improved.

With the mass production of Pfizer's penicillin, after two months of large-scale shipments, the price has dropped significantly compared to before.

However, it is currently mainly supplied to the European battlefield, so Lin Hao is still the one shipping to Asia, and the price is half of what it was before.

Moreover, as the upper-level market became saturated, military commanders began to dilute penicillin and provide it to soldiers.

With the existence of Penicillin in the army, the morale of the troops was greatly improved. After all, those who were originally doomed to die could be saved with a high probability with just a shot, and the psychological pressure of going to the battlefield was much less.

Therefore, the demand for penicillin continued to rise, and the director of the shelter requested more than once to expand the transaction volume. With millions of troops on the front line, a few thousand boxes each time was simply not enough.

Originally Lin Hao was thinking about how to increase the transaction volume. After all, he still had too few people. Now that the other party took the initiative, he agreed decisively and asked for the first batch of 5,000 unmarried female workers to be sent.

"Chief!" Many people in the command center were moved. They originally thought that Lin Hao had forgotten about this matter, but who knew that he had always kept it in mind.

"Okay, stop being so sentimental. I still say that normal pursuit is fine, but whoever dares to use force? Humph, my bullets don't recognize anyone!" Lin Hao glanced around and said coldly.

"Yes, Commander!" Despite various restrictions, the soldiers of the Sichuan Army still burst into great enthusiasm.

At this time, the communications staff came quickly with a telegram and reported to Lin Hao:
"Commander, the front-line reconnaissance company reports that the Siamese army is mobilizing heavy troops at the border, and it seems that they intend to retake Chiang Mai!"

"Don't worry about it. Tell Ma Dazhi to continue scouting and report any situation immediately!" Lin Hao thought about it and said immediately:
"In addition, if you encounter an emergency, you can freely decide whether to open fire without asking for instructions!"

"Dead, dead, get ready. We will prepare a wedding for you in seven days. Hehe, you are the first person in our Sichuan Army to get married!"

After being teased like this, Long Wenjian's face turned red again. He wanted to explain something, but he didn't know what to say.

"Okay, stop making fun of him. Go back and prepare yourself for being the groom. And you all, try to show some enthusiasm. I still want to drink at your wedding." Lin Hao said again.

"Yes, Chief." The command center was very lively for a moment.