No one can rely on it, so rely on yourself! Just because he is a weak scholar and has no soldiers in his hands, these people dare to bully him. Yao Zongfa was bored at home for two days and finally understood. He recruited several veterans as instructors, and appointed his mother's brothers who had only been studying in Baoding Military Academy for half a year as the captain of the Self-Defense Force, recruited soldiers and established armed forces.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as expected. With his various plans, the Self-Defense Force just reached a certain scale, and the Japanese devils came. So, Yao Zongfa had to follow the orders from above and hid in the big reed marsh called Heishi Beach and prepared to fight guerrillas with the Devils.

The boat shook gently and a woman in her thirties walked out of the boat tent. She had thin pink and white skin, thin and high nose bridge, pointed chin, slightly raised mouth, and a pair of big eyes that looked at her. She was Yao Zongfa's wife, Song Shuhua.

"Zongfa, why aren't you sleeping yet? Aren't you going to the city tomorrow?" Song Shuhua said softly, naturally putting her hand on Yao Zongfa's shoulder.

Yao Zongfa gently patted his wife's hand and said slowly: "I can't sleep. This matter is too sudden and always makes people feel uneasy."

Song Shuhua pondered for a moment and said, "It's indeed a bit sudden. But haven't you sent Liu Liang out for a long time? He should have observed it very carefully. Since the letter was very optimistic, there should be no surprises."

"Accident? I'm not too worried." Yao Zongfa sighed softly and said, "I'm only worried that Yang Tianfeng wants to treat me as a puppet and help him dominate the whole county with the fate of the county government. Wang Jinqing has been killed by him, and Yan Baocai is also held in his hands. Now the Yang family is the most powerful armed force in Woyang."

"What should I do?" Although Song Shuhua didn't want to live a wandering life, her worries about her husband still dominated the main idea.

Yao Zongfa pretended to be smiling and comforted his wife, saying, "The city must be entered, and I, the county magistrate, can't always hide in the reed marshal! He has Zhang Liang's plan, I have had a wall ladder, and Master Zong helps him, so you don't have to worry too much."

Song Shuhua is a woman after all, and even a college student is not her good at this intrigue. She naturally became happy when she heard that she could enter the city on schedule. The couple talked for a while before they got into the boat to rest.

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The dark earth was immersed in silence and darkness, and the sky began to emit hazy light. In the struggle between day and night, the night began to curl up and began to retreat.

After breakfast, several energetic and energetic students came to Yang Tianfeng, and he had to act as a hypocritical person and devote his energy to his work.

"Grain? Well, a lot of it has been seized, but we have to think of other ways." Yang Tianfeng looked at the plan prepared by the passionate young man overnight, put forward his own suggestions, and said: "A tea party will be held at noon, and in my name, the gentry and wealthy people in the city will participate, and find a way to squeeze out some from them."

"The sign of the disaster relief committee has been hung up, but there are very few people who come to donate. Now we can only take care of the county town. What about the disaster victims outside the city?" Wang Zhishang said with a worried face.

"Voluntary donations, many people do not have this awareness and are not so kind." Yang Tianfeng tapped the table gently with his fingers and said in a deep thought: "The county magistrate came to the city at noon today, and I don't know how much money he has. Forget it, let's survive these two or three days first!"

After saying that, he took the paper and pen, wrote an order bit by bit, handed it to Wang Zhishang, and said, "You go to the warehouse to get another thousand kilograms of grain. By the way, what are the victims doing? Are you just staying there?"

"There is a flood outside the city, and the land cannot be planted. If they don't stay, what can they do?" Feng Deguang asked in confusion.

Yang Tianfeng shook his head gently and said, "There is always something to do! For example, sweeping the streets, digging drainage ditches, building more toilets in the city, you can also go to the temporary dock to carry work, and join the army. The old, young, sick and disabled are not allowed to say that those young and middle-aged people are idle, and I feel uncomfortable no matter how I look at it. If you don't do it yourself, will God save them?"

"Sir Yang is right. The more idle a person becomes, the more lazy he is, the less angry he becomes. He wants them to move." Wang Zhishang nodded in agreement.

"The county magistrate came to the city at noon today. Do we need to make arrangements in advance?" Su Tong, wearing glasses, said tentatively: "Let him have a good impression. Otherwise, our disaster relief committee will not get his support, I'm afraid-"

"You don't have to worry about this." Yang Tianfeng smiled disconcertedly: "It's better to do work first and accumulate some experience. If he doesn't need you, you will follow me out of the city. There are also many victims in Qulong Town. I asked him for a position as the district chief, and he would never refuse! Besides, if he only pays attention to superficial forms and is not a good official, we are too lazy to serve him!"

"Mutual cooperation between civil and military affairs is the key to governance." Wang Zhishang was the most calm among these people. He was afraid that Yang Tianfeng would be too strong and had a rift with the county magistrate. He advised tactfully: "Captain Yang has made great contributions to destroying the enemy and defeating the city. However, the county magistrate can stay in the occupied areas to persist in the war of resistance, and also have a loyal and righteous heart. In the face of the great enemy, only when the war is in chaos can one achieve success!"

Yang Tianfeng smiled and said, "What a great contribution to destroying the enemy and defeating the city. It's just killing dozens of Japanese devils. It's worth pride. If the county magistrate is a good one, I will naturally be willing to cooperate with him. If so, hehe, then I will make other plans."

"It's not too much to repay the favor with his wife." Feng Deguang was quite straightforward and understood Yang Tianfeng's attitude of staying in harmony and leaving in disagreement.

"Okay, you guys go busy!" Yang Tianfeng stood up to see the guests and encouraged him: "This plan is very good, which shows that you have put a lot of effort into it, but the most important thing is to put it into practice. Come to me if you have any difficulties, and I will definitely help you with all my strength."

After seeing off a few young people, Yang Tianfeng rode on a horse and accompanied by the guards to the military camp. He did not want to interfere too much in civil affairs, but he focused on military construction.

In the military camp, hundreds of soldiers who had been strictly trained by Yang Tianfeng for more than a month stood neatly and were waiting for Yang Tianfeng to arrive.

As the saying goes: A soldier will win a bell, and a bell bear a bell. Yang Tianfeng thinks this sentence makes a lot of sense. As the foreign proverb says, a group of sheep led by a lion can defeat a group of lions led by a sheep.

Stilwell once had a general observation of all classes of the National Army: general soldiers are meek, disciplined, hard-working, and obey leadership; low-level officers can execute orders quickly; battalions and regiment commanders vary greatly, but there are also many outstanding people; as for the division commanders and military commanders, it is a big problem.
Chapter completed!