Xiao Liuzi brought the news back. Li Qinglin thought for a while and said, "We'd better keep up with them and cross the river together."

Xiao Liuzi said: "We can just rent a boat to cross the river by ourselves. Why keep up with this kind of shoddy army?"

Although these so-called advance teams are wearing new military uniforms, their quality is really poor. In Xiao Liuzi's eyes, this is a tofu army.

Li Qinglin said: "It is very likely that you will encounter Japanese devils after crossing the river. We have no source of intelligence and do not know where the Japanese are stationed. If we dive into the encirclement of the Japanese, our more than 100 people will be completely destroyed. They have no combat power at the moment, and their superiors will never let them die. We will follow them and the route we take will generally be safe."

Xiao Liuzi thought for a while and said, "You are right. These bad soldiers are just scheming, but they can still scare people from a distance. When the Japanese saw this large team, if they did not have a certain amount of troops, they would not have taken action in a hurry."

Li Qinglin smiled and said, "Why don't you go and touch their bottom? Find out their exact opening time, so we can prepare in advance."

The 5th Company withdrew from Lanfeng and followed the 36th Division all the way. Now the 36th Division has long gone away, and the 52nd Army has long retreated to Linru for reorganization. The 5th Company led by Li Qinglin has become a truly independent force.

Li Qinglin, who made up his mind, ordered the Fifth Company to station and rest. The soldiers of the Fifth Company set up tents next to this large open space. Jin Mingjun and others took people into the town to buy food and vegetables. Bao's family commanded the cooks to bury the pot and cook rice. Some of the other soldiers sorted out the housework, some wiped their weapons, and some fed the animals.

After lunch, soldiers from the Fifth Company began to train in this open space.

The Fifth Company currently has three infantry platoons, one machine gun platoon, and one large kitchen squad, with a total of more than 180 people. According to Li Qinglin's order, these people took turns to conduct various training in ranking units.

Some of these 180 people came from Fenglishan, some were supplemented by Luoyang, and some were recruited halfway. Even the last defeated soldiers had experienced two battles. Those who had experienced the battlefield were naturally different from those of the security team. As soon as these people arrived at the training ground, they immediately compared the so-called second squadron of the advancing brigade that was being trained.

Some people in the fifth company were in the training queue, some were platooning attack and defense in the training class, and some were practicing fortifications. The training ground was full of wonderful things, dazzling the soldiers of the second squadron.

When Guide retreated, the Fifth Company seized two Japanese cavalry two Eastern horses. Along the way, the two horses were transported with weapons and equipment in front of the carriage. Now they are idle, Li Qinglin asked Bao Jiafa to bring these two horses, and he wants to take the two horses away.

Japan began to vigorously develop its military strength after the Meiji Restoration, and the cavalry units affiliated with the Japanese Army were also one of their development priorities. The father of Japanese cavalry, Yoko Akiyama, once studied in France, and he strongly praised the Angrun Norman Horse. Therefore, most of the military horses riding by the Japanese cavalry were Angrun Norman Horses, and these two horses were Angrun Norman Horses.

There are some specific regulations for the Angrun Norman horse riding by Japanese cavalry, that is, the standard height is 153 cm, weight is about 460 kilograms, and there is no fat on the horse.

Angrun Norman Horse is indeed an excellent horse. It is fast and has strong endurance. It is the main war horse of the Japanese cavalry during the Anti-Japanese War. However, they are also very delicate. Their enclosures must be cleaned frequently and must be fed three times a day. The usual feed includes barley, hay, grass, salt, etc. During the war, wheat, beans, oats, etc., so raising a Japanese military horse is much more expensive than raising a Mongolian horse.

Since the Fifth Company was either fighting or transferring during this period, the two war horses had not been well maintained, Li Qinglin put them on horse harness and slipped a few times, thinking that the Japanese war horses were just like this, so he was frustrated.

Just as Li Qinglin was about to ride the horse back, the two war horses attracted the attention of one person, Chen Zhendong, the captain of the ninth detachment of the column independently advancing.

Chen Zhendong is in his forties this year. He is not tall, but very strong. Although he had already retreated from the army, his heroic spirit has not yet subsided.

Chen Zhendong defected to the Northwest Army in his early years. He started as a soldier, and with integrity and courage, he gradually rose to battalion commander. Years of warlord melee made Chen Zhendong's heart cold day by day. Until after the Central Plains War, Chen Zhendong simply retired from the army and returned to his hometown to farm. After the July 7 Incident, Chen Zhendong stepped forward and devoted himself to the torrent of the national war of resistance.

Although Chen Zhendong was once the battalion commander of the Northwest Army, the weapons and equipment and personnel quality during the warlords' melee were not comparable to those of the Japanese army, let alone compared to those of the Japanese army armed to the teeth. The civilian army he organized had also achieved some results in his hometown, but they fought the Japanese logistics line or the Japanese soldiers who fell behind. When they finally confronted the Japanese army head-on, Chen Zhendong's hundreds of civilian army persisted in front of a small team of Japanese devils for less than ten minutes, and then retreated. This battle made Chen Zhendong deeply realize the shortcomings of the team he led.

After crossing the Yellow River with the large army and being reorganized, although these civilian and security soldiers had received formal training, Chen Zhendong, who had combat experience, knew in his heart that such troops were still not enough to fight against the Japanese army.

Chen Zhendong arrived in Wanglou Town in the morning, and at noon, he had a drink at several squadron leaders of the second squadron at Heshun Hotel in the town. Some of these officers were military academy students, and some were veterans. When it comes to the combat effectiveness of the troops, everyone shook their heads and sighed. No one had any confidence in the future fighting across the river.

After lunch, it was time for the troops to train in the afternoon. The squadron leader of the Second Squadron took Chen Zhendong to the training ground to watch the troops' training. As soon as the group arrived at the training ground, they saw a captain officer running on a high-headed horse on an open space. The officer was Li Qinglin.

Although the Japanese army was not well-raised, they were still better than the army of the national army. In addition, the complete set of Japanese uniforms, Li Qinglin riding a military horse was particularly eye-catching.

When Chen Zhendong saw Li Qinglin wearing the uniform of the Central Army, he asked the captain of the second squadron: "Which unit do they belong to?"

The squadron leader replied: "They are the 52nd Army. They are said to have retreated from Xuzhou all the way and are now resting in Wanglou Town."
Chapter completed!