Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

Chapter 353: Hutoushan Fortress 4

In a long valley beside the hardened road, which has been converted into a shooting range, four Reaper machine guns are lined up on heavy gun mounts, and female soldiers in groups of two are operating these machine guns.

These female soldiers were wearing punitive military uniforms and armor, and Liu's mother almost didn't recognize them. If it weren't for their height and the sound of their voices, she would have thought they were male soldiers.

"Ah! We shaved all the girls' heads bald!"

Liu's mother saw several female soldiers who were resting on the side taking off their helmets, revealing their bald scalps.

Li Jianfeng explained: "The disciplinary army's conscription is also open to women this time. Our disciplinary army's senior leaders are advocates of gender equality. They believe that women have the right to self-employment, marriage, and education. Naturally, they also have the right to join the army and gain military merit. Of course, it is all voluntary."

Liu's mother was puzzled and asked, "How can girls join the army? They are facing Japanese invaders who kill without blinking an eye! And they have shaved their heads, how ugly they look, how can they get married?"

"Aunt, it's okay. The senior leaders of my disciplinary army are all soldiers who follow science. They will not ignore natural science, nor will they ignore the physical and psychological differences between men and women under human hormones.

When women join the army, they will be given priority to be assigned to non-frontline positions such as rescue and logistics. Some female comrades also ask to face the enemy's artillery fire directly. Such people will receive very strict physical and psychological training. After passing the training, they will reach the front line and fight alongside men.

As for shaving the head, it is to make it easier to bandage when injured. Male soldiers also have to shave their heads. It is a discipline."

The order to recruit female soldiers was issued by Li Qinwu. His clones had previously reported that as the population in Hutou Mountain increased, the problem of oppression of women was exposed.

These social problems not only make individual women unhappy, but also hinder the progress of social production.

Li Qinwu knew that the problem of female oppression must be solved. Hutoushan was a new society and there was less resistance from the old society, so he asked to set up propaganda agencies to promote freedom of marriage and asked factories to recruit female workers.

The most ruthless thing is that they directly opened a channel for recruiting female soldiers, allowing women to join the army.

Women’s rights are not gained by talking, not by begging, but by fighting!

When there are female snipers, female machine gunners, and female gunners in the punitive forces, when there are female shop owners, female clerks, and female leaders in Hutoushan, no one will bring up women's rights anymore, because men and women will be equal by then.

The feminist movement in Hutoushan did not encounter any setbacks. The population were all refugees, and the traditional social classes had long been disrupted. The old village chiefs had long died on the way to escape.

With some propaganda from the Punitive Forces and the killing of a few stubborn elements, women's liberation was easily achieved.

The Punitive Forces are recruiting 2000 female soldiers this time, 500 of whom have passed physical and psychological tests and become front-line infantry. They will fight alongside men and share the risk of death.

Following Li Jianfeng's explanation, the three members of the Liu family fell silent. Looking at the female soldiers who were training hard below, they felt indescribable emotions.

They did not know yet that this group of women who fought in difficult times would become a benchmark for feminism in the history of the country and even the world, and become a model for feminism in future countries.

The ground crew vehicle quickly entered the core area of ​​Hutou Mountain. Here, there were fewer military facilities, and a large number of houses, small plots of land, and factories appeared.

Li Jianfeng said that the outer defense circle of the Punitive Army is about 10 kilometers, and beyond 10 kilometers are various residential and factory areas. The Punishment Army is also reclaiming wasteland in the mountainous area, hoping to grow some food, but the effect is not very good, because there is no good land in the mountainous area.

"Hutoushan's population is already overloaded. We plan to gradually relocate 5 people. The remaining 10 people will be enough for the factory to operate."

Li Jianfeng parked his car in front of a factory building with the words "Food Processing Factory" written on it. He ran into the factory and soon came out carrying several boxes.

He handed the box to Liu's father and mother.

"This is the canned fruit we got from the south. My uncle and aunt took it back to eat."

Li Jianfeng took out three cans from the carton, opened them and handed them to the three people.

The three of them said you’re welcome and took it and started eating.

"S! So sweet! What kind of fruit is this?"

Mother Liu exclaimed, and Father Liu looked inside her can and exclaimed, "Hey? Ours are different?"

Li Jianfeng said: "The yellow ones are mangoes, the white ones are longans, and the orange ones are tangerines. They are all soaked in sugar water and are delicious, but there are not many of them. We use them to reward soldiers who train hard."

The three members of the Liu family naturally knew how precious fruits were. It was not easy to eat fruits in the Northeast in this year, let alone fruits from Southeast Asia. The three felt that the Punishment Army was very good to them.

Li Jianfeng then drove them to see the thermal power plant, the repair shop, and the material warehouse. That was almost enough for the tour, so he drove directly to the airport.

The Punishment Army's airport was located on a flat ground in the mountains. This was the only location in the mountainous area suitable for building a runway. Li Qinwu ordered the construction of two runways here, both of which could take off and land large aircraft.

There are aircraft warehouses on both sides of the runway, with medium and large aircraft parked in the warehouses.

There were already two passenger planes converted from bombers parked on the runway. Li Jianfeng drove the car to the side of the planes and stopped.

"Three of you, I'm sorry that I can't let you stay for long. The Japanese are deploying troops here. The sooner you leave, the safer it will be. So please get on the plane."