Lieutenant David Jonathan walks the streets of Sinoe City.

It had been 3 years since he returned to Sino City. Previously, he was a subordinate of General Dalha, and he followed General Dalho to fight against the Bilisians until he regained the only province occupied by the Bilisians, and remained at the foot of the snowy mountains for more than 2 years.

After Darhaughau's unit was reorganized into the 4th Army Corps of the National Army, he became a second lieutenant, became a full-fledged officer, and soon became a lieutenant staff officer at the regimental headquarters, and it is said that one of the important reasons for his promotion was that he had a secondary school diploma.

Not long ago, he returned to Sino Province with the 4th Army, and the 4th Army's defense area in the Snow Mountain Province was taken over by the newly formed 10th Army, which was all new recruits.

Having received orders, the senior officers of the 4th Army were elated, and when the 3rd Army fought the werewolves in the interior and recovered St. Nouvé, they feared being forgotten by His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief in the northwest.

This also means that the National Army may be involved in the civil war, as rumored to be. Of course, the newspapers say that this is a war to liberate the people of Europa.

The 4th Army Corps, which was transferred back to the interior, is currently in a state of rest, and each officer and soldier has been given an additional sum of money equivalent to half a year, and all officers and men from the areas controlled by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have been granted a two-and-a-half-month vacation.

Unfortunately, northerners like Jonathan had to stay in Sino City. As propagandized in the army, their homeland is waiting for them to liberate.

In just over three years, Sino City has changed a lot, and if it weren't for the soldiers lining the streets, it would hardly be reminiscent of the tense atmosphere here a few years ago.

Commercial activity here seems to be more prosperous than before the war, and the most important customers of those merchants are the officers and soldiers of the Nationalist Army, and some soldiers who can't control themselves will spend the extra bonuses issued by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

However, Jonathan rarely withdrew his military money, most of it was in the army bank, and he had saved a lot of money over the years, thanks to the relatively generous treatment of the national army and the fact that he had little money to spend.

Now Jonathan has other plans, he plans to save most of his savings in the new insurance company set up by the National Army, part of it is to eat interest, part of it is to buy the fund issued by the insurance company to obtain a certain income, and the other part is to buy an extra insurance for himself on the basis of the insurance fund provided by the army for free.

Many of the officers he knew had the same intentions as him, especially those who had come from the old army, who had a similar understanding of it.

Jonathan was pleased with his current state in the military, and the only concern he was that he had been cut off from his hometown.

A high-ranking officer is eager to make a meritorious deed, and a junior officer like him is in fact very eager for war, because only by ending the civil war as soon as possible can we reunite our flesh and blood and have a truly stable life.

Northerners like Jonathan can't visit their relatives and don't want to stay in the barracks, so they can only wander around the city of Sino, and some choose to go to the countryside. But Jonathan met his new head of regiment, Daniel Davis.

The new regimental commander was transferred from the 1st Corps. As part of the measures to integrate and control the army, a large number of officers were transferred between the corps, in particular the 3rd Army Corps of Grant and the 4th Army Corps of Dalhoud.

According to the grapevine, although the new regiment commander is only 26 years old, he himself has more than 11 years of military experience, has received a special military education, and in particular, his Excellency the division commander has even personally sent the new regiment commander to the regiment headquarters and personally announced the transfer order to the officers in the regiment.

"David, what are you doing here?" said Jonathan aloud as Regiment Commander Davis, dressed in a crisp military uniform, stood in front of a carriage.

"Ah, Captain. Seeing that it was the head of the regiment, Jonathan hurriedly ran to the front of him in small steps, standing up and saluting, "I have nowhere to go, I'm wandering around." ”

"Oh!" said Captain Davis, "I remember that your hometown is not far from the Holy City. ”

"Yes, Captain. Jonathan's expression was gloomy. Although he has long passed the age of sentimentality, he is still a little sad to see his colleagues happily returning to their hometowns to visit relatives.

"Well, I'm going to go home to visit my family. If you don't mind, I invite you to my house. Davis said, "You don't have anywhere to go anyway, so you should pass the time." ”

"Isn't that good?" Jonathan hesitated.

"Don't worry, my dad and family are very hospitable, and you just think it's a vacation. Davis jokingly pointed to his oversized suitcase, "Actually, I need a free coolie." Do you need me to pay you to hire you?"

"It's my pleasure. Jonathan hurriedly said, of course he would not refuse the kindness of the chief officer, "Please wait a moment, I'll go and prepare." ”

There was not much time, and Jonathan went out of the barracks, he carried a standard marching bag with a few sets of change of clothes in it.

The two of them first took a horse-drawn carriage to the pier, and then took the ferry for half an hour to arrive at the city of Daguerre on the other side.

Not long ago, the railway was repaired to the Daguerre dock. The black behemoth shocked Jonathan and made him so curious that many of his colleagues even organized groups to cross the river to see this legendary machine.

"Now with the railway, the journey is much easier and faster, otherwise we would have spent at least a third of the holiday on the road, and now we can get to Bern in Genoa in three days at most. Captain Davis said.

"This is also very conducive to military mobility. Jonathan said.

"That's right, David, you're looking more and more like a real staff officer. Davis complimented, pointing to the black monster and saying to Jonathan, "This represents the true strength of the league." ”

"However...... Davis said, "in the eyes of the big men, when the railroad is laid in every city of the country, when the geographical barrier ceases to be a psychological barrier, it is more conducive to the unity and cohesion of the country." And not just for the sake of mobilizing troops. ”

Davis and Jonathan got on the train, and they bought first-class seats, and if it weren't for the railroad company's reservation for the military, they would have had to huddle with regular travelers.

After a decade of development, by 1840 the train and railroad were already in good condition, and they were still passable at night.

The journey is quite pleasant, with a great view of the scenery along the way while enjoying the abundant food and drinks in First Class, but it is expensive.

As the clothes on his body continued to dwindle, Jonathan realized that the south had arrived, and it was still the cold spring season in Sinoe Province, where spring flowers were blooming.

Genoa was as rich as the legend goes. The railway line was full of farms and orchards, and some towns were lined with blast furnaces, and well-dressed people were in a hurry, and idlers were rarely seen.

I got off the train in Bern and two carriages drove straight onto the platform. Captain Davis walked over briskly and hugged a middle-aged man warmly.

"David, this is my brother, Edward Davis. ”

"Hello, Mr. Davis!" Jonathan glanced at the middle-aged man, and when he saw that he had an extraordinary bearing, he nodded rather reservedly.

"Hello, Lieutenant, welcome to the Davis family, as my brother's wedding will take place in three days. Edward Davis said enthusiastically.

Daniel Davis suddenly became shy.

Jonathan was taken aback and said apologetically, "Commander, I didn't prepare a gift. ”

Before Daniel could speak, Edward smiled, "Hehe, Lieutenant, don't think about it. We have a lot of food and wine ready, you just have to eat and drink well!"

The carriage pulled out of the train station and headed straight to the Davis family's estate.

Jonathan learned at this time that the Davis family was originally from an aristocratic background, and although the title of nobility has now been revoked, Edward himself is the president of the city council in Bern.

What surprised Jonathan the most was that three days later he met not only many big figures of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, but also His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief at the wedding of the head of the regiment.