At the beginning of the lanterns, in a private room of the Nine Star Hotel in Ganyang City, Wang Kui said to Xie Dong with a smile: "How long can you stay in Ganyang City this time?"

I heard that your family is giving you a blind date! ”

At this time, it was December 28, 1537, and it was Chinese New Year's Eve in two days.

Xie Dong looked at the empty sleeve of Wang Kui's left arm, "Go back after Chinese New Year's Eve."

Da Kui, how are you recovering from your injuries? ”

Wang Kui said indifferently: "Basically, there is nothing wrong, but when it rains on a cloudy day, my shoulder hurts a little."

However, compared to those brothers who did not even have corpses left, I only lost an arm, which is already considered lucky.

In fact, it's thanks to losing this arm, otherwise you and my brother might not have been able to drink together today. ”

It turned out that in the Battle of Shark Island, Wang Kui, who was promoted to the second officer of the Ganyang No. 6 light cruiser, was seriously injured in the naval battle, and his entire left arm was blown away.

At this time, the Ganyang No. 6 light cruiser had begun to sink, and then Wang Kui, who had passed out, was first transferred to the lifeboat.

And not long after Wang Kui left the Ganyang No. 6 light cruiser, a shell hit the ammunition depot of the Ganyang No. 6 light cruiser.

Immediately afterwards, the Ganyang No. 6 light cruiser was blown in two and sank into the sea in the explosion of thousands of shells.

At this time, the more than 300 officers and men on the Ganyang No. 6 light cruiser who did not have time to evacuate were all buried in the sea with the Ganyang No. 6 light cruiser.

Xie Dong said with some sighs: "We are indeed very lucky to survive.

Of the more than 400 brothers in the battalion before me, less than 100 survived, and more than a dozen of them had missing arms and legs. ”

"Okay, our brothers finally got together, don't mention those sad things.

Come on, Fuyuko, let's touch one. ”

After each of them drank a glass of liquor, Wang Kui put down the wine glass and asked, "Dongzi, I heard that you have been promoted to the head of the regiment?" ”

Xie Dong nodded, "This time the Zhenwei Army underwent a major reorganization, and I was transferred to the 712th Regiment of the Seventh Division of the Zhenwei Army. ”

After Zhou Rui's wedding, Zhou Rui began to launch a series of suppression measures against various families in Zhenwei Town.

forced one family after another to give up the military power in their hands, and returned the management of the city to the Zhenwei Jiedu Mansion.

Of course, not all the families in Zhenwei Town are willing to hand over the army, after all, some families have been the emperor of the soil for more than two hundred years, and they can say that they can put it down.

For those families who didn't know the current affairs, Zhou Rui was not polite, and directly sent an army to crush the past.

As of mid-November of Tianyuan 1537, all 22 cities in Zhenwei Town had been controlled by Zhenwei Jiedu Mansion, and Zhenwei Jiedu Mansion had become one of the few Jiedu Mansions in the Han and Tang Empire that could fully control all the armies in the jurisdiction.

After completely controlling Zhenwei Town, Zhou Rui made a new reorganization of the Zhenwei Army, directly canceled the mixed brigade of the Zhenwei Army, and reorganized the entire Zhenwei Army into 18 infantry divisions.

Each division has three infantry brigades, one baggage regiment, one guard regiment and one heavy artillery regiment equipped with 30 155-mm howitzers, with a total strength of about 35,000 men.

Each infantry brigade has 3 infantry regiments, 1 baggage battalion, 1 guard battalion and 1 heavy artillery regiment equipped with 30 105 mm howitzers, with a total strength of about 10,000 troops.

In addition, the establishment of several army units of the Zhou family in Fengwu Town has also been reorganized with reference to the Zhenwei Army.

In the 712th Regiment mentioned by Xie Dong, the "7" at the front represents the Seventh Division, the "1" represents the First Infantry Brigade of the Seventh Division, and the "2" represents the Second Infantry Regiment of the First Infantry Brigade of the Seventh Division.

For example, the 1st Infantry Brigade of the 7th Division, in the sequence of the Zhenwei Army, will be called the 71st Brigade.

Wang Kui smiled and said, "Dongzi, you have to have a treat!"

It seems that I will have to call you Xie Tuanzuo in the future! ”

"There's no problem with the treat, after this meal is over, let's go to Wanhualou and give you a chance to slaughter me once today."

"This is what you took the initiative to ask, wait a while and go to Wanhualou, don't feel distressed."

Then Xie Dong hesitated and asked, "Da Kui, what are your plans next?" ”

"You don't have to worry about me, even if I miss an arm, I can still stay on the warship.

A few days ago, I received an order to be transferred to the third formation as the first mate of the Tiangang all-main gun battleship! ”

"Congratulations! Da Kui, where is this promotion by one level, that is an all-main gun battleship!

Why do I think that when I go to Wanhualou for a while, it should be you who have a treat! ”

What Wang Kui and Xie Dong didn't expect was that when they were talking happily, Zhou Rui suddenly came to the private room.

Wang Kui and Xie Dong hurriedly got up and gave Zhou Rui a military salute, and shouted: "Handsome!" ”

Zhou Rui waved his hand at Wang Kui and Xie Dong, "I'm here uninvited today."

In the afternoon, I made an appointment to talk about things at the Nine Star Hotel, and when I learned that the two of you were drinking here, I came over to join in the fun.

The three of us don't seem to have gotten together since you joined the army. ”

Now the status of the three people is different, although Zhou Rui emphasized that today is just a gathering between friends, but Wang Kui and Xie Dong have always been very restrained.

After Zhou Rui drank a glass of liquor with Wang Kui and Xie Dong, he first said to Xie Dong: "Dongzi, you performed very well in the two battles for the defense of Xiangshi Island.

Originally, Wen Ximing, the commander of your 7th Division, proposed that you serve as the deputy brigade commander of 71, but I think it would be better for you to hone and hone more in the position of regiment commander.

Sometimes it's not good to rise too fast, after all, our relationship is there, and it's easy for people to gossip if they rise too fast.

In the future, our Zhou Jiajun still has a lot of big battles to fight, and there are still many opportunities for you. ”

Wen Ximing turned out to be the deputy commander of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 22nd Independent Brigade, a side son of the Wen family in Ganyang.

Later, the Third Infantry Regiment was expanded into the Xiangshi Garrison Brigade, and Wen Ximing was promoted to the deputy brigade commander of the Xiangshi Garrison Brigade, and this time he was promoted to the commander of the Seventh Infantry Division of the Zhenwei Army.

Xie Dong hurriedly stood up and said loudly: "Don't worry, Dashuai, I will definitely be the head of this regiment and not embarrass Dashuai." ”

However, Xie Dong secretly said in his heart at this time: I am actually not afraid of other people's gossip.

Of course, in this case, Xie Dong only dared to mumble in his heart.

"Sit down, sit down, don't have to stand up at every turn, today we're just friends."

Zhou Rui actually understood in his heart that it was impossible for him, Wang Kui, and Xie Dong to go back to the days when they shouted "Zhou Shao, Wang Shao, Xie Shao" to each other.

Zhou Rui turned his head to Wang Kui and said, "Da Kui, I was going to arrange for you to go to Ganyang New Industrial Zone to take charge of a mess.

However, the coastal defense fleet said that you still want to stay on the warship, can your body withstand it? ”

The Ganyang New Industrial Zone mentioned by Zhou Rui refers to an industrial zone established near the Heigou Coal Mine in Panlong Mountain.

In addition to the iron and steel mills, arsenals, power plants, and artillery shell factories obtained from the lottery system, there are more than 20 factories, including chemical plants, machinery factories, textile factories, paper mills, flour mills, and wood processing plants, all of which are under construction.

The machinery and equipment of chemical factories and machinery manufacturing factories were all imported by Zhou Ruihua from the Manniu Empire at a high price through Joanna, a fox businesswoman from the Manniu Empire.

As for the machinery and equipment of some light industry factories, they could be bought within the territory of the Han and Tang Empires.

In addition, with the help of the rebel armies of the six major beast countries, tens of thousands of human technicians and human workers in the six major beast countries have come to Ganyang City and become the main force in the construction of the Ganyang New Industrial Zone.

After the completion of this industrial zone, which is dominated by heavy industry and supplemented by light industry, it is equivalent to giving the Zhou family a pair of wings that can fly, such as the shortage of artillery shells that restricts the Northwest Coastal Defense Fleet, which can be solved immediately.

Wang Kui said: "Dashuai, it's just that one arm is missing, and the impact on me is really not great, and I don't need to do some physical work on the warship."

I still like to stay on a warship and enjoy the feeling of sailing on the sea. ”

Zhou Rui did not follow the activities of Wanhualou at night, after all, Zhou Rui's identity was there.

If Zhou Rui goes to Wanhualou tonight, the front pages of various newspapers tomorrow must be full of reports on Zhou Rui.

Wang Kui and Xie Dong did not leave Wanhualou that night, and it was not until noon the next day that Wang Kui and Xie Dong said goodbye at the gate of Wanhualou.

"Dongzi, I can't spend Chinese New Year's Eve in Ganyang City, I'll take a boat tonight, you take care."

"Da Kui, you too, take care.

Remember, you still have to be my son's godfather! ”

"You can find your wife first!"

When Xie Dong returned to Xie Mansion in Ganyang City, he was approached by his father Xie Wenqi.

"Little Four, what do you think of the second miss of the Kang family, Kang Xuejiao, that your mother told you yesterday?

Although the Kang family can only be regarded as an ordinary rich and noble family, the Kang Huai of the Kang family, that is, Kang Xuejiao's eldest brother, is now very trusted by Zhou Dashuai.

The new industrial area on the side of Panlong Mountain is now in charge of Kanghuai. ”

Xie Dong is the fourth oldest among the brothers in the family, so Xie Wenqi called him the fourth.

Xie Dong said with a bitter smile: "Father, I only have a few days off this time, and I have to return to the army after Chinese New Year's Eve, so how can I have time to think about these things." ”

"As long as you agree, you can marry first.

Kang Xuejiao, the second lady of the Kang family, is the best choice in terms of appearance and conduct.

You're twenty-five after Chinese New Year's Eve, and you can't delay it any longer. ”

Xie Dong hesitated, "If it's the second lady of the Kang family, I don't have any opinion."

But the second lady of the Kang family, can you take a fancy to me? ”

"Haha, Xiaosi, you are now in Ganyang City, and your reputation is very loud.

If the Kang family doesn't agree to this family business, the father won't help you like this.

By the way, your third brother's affairs ......"

Before Xie Wenqi finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xie Dong, "Father, if the third brother wants to join the Zhou family's army, he must follow the process."

Don't say I don't have the right to open the back door, and even if I do, I can't do that. ”