After half a month's voyage, the convoy arrived at Limen, in the northwestern corner of the Northern Province.

"Limen" is taken from the name of the city of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, (I vaguely remember that this place should have been Suolong in the previous life). After the beginning of the Great Colonial Era, the Senate decided to name the newly occupied or established cities after the cities of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, in order to commemorate the great colonization of the Chinese people that lasted for hundreds of years.

Among them, the name of the state of Chu is the most popular, because it colonized the most extensive area and the area swelled somewhat alarmingly.

This was the last part of the voyage to pass through the mainland, and the fleet would stay in port for the whole day. On the one hand, it was to replenish fuel and food, and on the other hand, it was also to release the soldiers ashore to relieve themselves.

After half a month of sailing, all the soldiers no longer had the excitement they had when they first got on board.

The sea is never changing, giving people the illusion that they are staying where they are and not moving. Sunrise, wake up, exercise, lunch, sing, nap, get up, train, eat, watch a show or cultural class, sleep... The repetitive schedule, which lasted for 15 days, caused all the soldiers to experience varying degrees of boredom and discomfort.

Moreover... In addition to fresh vegetables to eat in the first few days of departure, the soldiers could only struggle in the sea of bean sprouts for more than ten days.

Fried bean sprouts, boiled bean sprouts, cold bean sprouts... Truth be told, even an old seaman, looking at a table of colorless sprouts, will have an irrepressible fear in his heart, let alone most soldiers who have never even seen the sea before joining the army.

After eating bean sprouts for five days, even the seafood that once made the soldiers happy could not make them smile a little while eating.

All non-commissioned officers and lieutenants at the squad and platoon levels must take the lead, they must eat a bowl of bean sprouts first, and they must maintain a high-spirited expression to boost the morale of the soldiers. Well, he is also responsible for supervising the soldiers to eat their own share of the sprouts, and no one is allowed to secretly pour out the sprouts.

This can lead to vitamin deficiencies, which can eventually lead to beriberi and scurvy.

However, in the voyages of the same era, the Australian and Song soldiers were really lucky. European seafarers of this era did not soak bean sprouts to supplement vitamins, and could only obtain a small amount of vitamins from fruits such as lemons. Beriberi and scurvy are almost occupational diseases of the crew.

As for officers above the company level, we can also get tea as another way to get vitamins. To be honest, it is really a blessing to be able to drink a little bitter tea while eating bean sprouts, and to take out the tea leaves and eat them.

Right now, I'm wandering the streets of Limen with a few of my comrades.

Now from time to time, you can see soldiers on the streets, with somewhat vain steps. Some of them are because they have been on the ship for a long time and are not used to the solid earth. Others may have lost some yang energy by visiting some fireworks establishments that are taxed according to the law and run by the Nanyang ethnic group during today's vacation.

Such behavior was not allowed in the past. However, this time the situation was special, almost as soon as the ship stopped, the soldiers disembarked like a market and disappeared into the bustling city, and the gendarmes were willing to relax a little supervision and let their comrades release the pressure.

Qi Mingli was the commander of the artillery regiment sent to the Nanhai Governor's District, he was bold and had a temper with me, and he organized it this time to go shopping.

At this time, we were sitting in a restaurant facing the street, moving out of the tables and chairs and waiting for the boss to serve food under the shed.

Now deep into the tropics, the blazing sun is too hot for us to open our eyes. Qi Ming unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his strong chest, grabbing the menu and fanning hard, but beads of sweat still kept appearing on his face.

"It's so fucking hot, why isn't it raining yet?"

I shook my head violently, and a few drops of sweat were thrown onto Niu Feiyu (infantry captain, battalion commander, sent to the Luzon Governorate) next to me, causing him to scold.

I smiled at him and sighed, "It's really hot." Let me tell you, the water pipe in my cabin was blocked the day before yesterday, and I couldn't take a shower, and that feeling was really terrible. I didn't even dare to touch the bed that day, for fear of smelling the bedboard, so I had to run to the deck to sleep. As a result, I woke up the next day, and my mother's deck was soaked in sweat and a human figure. ”

Several people around laughed at the same time, Qi Mingli patted his thighs and laughed, tears and sweat mixed together. As a result, when I wiped it, I got sweat into my eyes again, and it hurt so much that I grabbed the kettle and went out to wash my eyes.

Niu Feiyu felt even hotter after laughing, so he simply took off his shirt and sat on the chair shirtless, putting the sweaty clothes on the back of the chair.

"Boss, bring a pot of mung bean soup first, put salt and ice, hurry up!" He shouted at the store.

"A few guest officers, you have to add money to add ice."

Niu Feiyu's eyes widened: "What's the matter with your store, how do you add ice and have to add money?" Where is this happening? ”

The boss walked out of the shop, the muscles of his arms soaked with sweat and shiny. He wiped his hands on the apron on his body and stared at the bull's eye: "What's the matter, if you don't want to add money, you have to add ice?" In such a hot place, who gave you free ice? Why don't you go to Antarctica for mung bean soup? There's no extra money to get there! ”

Niu Feiyu's face turned red with anger, and he slapped the table to get up and make trouble. The boss saw that the shirtless guy was going to make trouble, and he twisted his neck to come forward to entertain.

Wang Lin (infantry captain, battalion commander, sent to the Chinese Governorate) and Daichai (Nanyang, infantry lieutenant, battalion commander, sent to the Chinese Governorate) pulled Niu Feiyu to sit down first, and I grabbed the money and stuffed it to the boss, and said continuously: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my brother has a bad temper, don't be angry with him." You take the money first, and the money with ice will be deducted from it, and when you check out later, you will see if the money is enough, and I will give it if it is not enough. ”

The boss glared at Niu Feiyu, nodded at me, and walked back to the store with an angry snort.

We sat back on the chair with a wry smile, and it happened that Qi Mingli came back at this time, and when he looked at Niu Feiyu's face, his face suddenly sank.

He asked about the situation, grabbed another pot of water and splashed it on Niu Feiyu's face, and scolded in a low voice: "Can you put away your stinky temper, ah?" Don't you know how hard a fight can be? Are you reluctant to make this little money, or have you been on the ship for too long and want to find something to do? ”

Niu Feiyu sat in a sullen voice, bowing his head and not speaking. Qi Mingli is a lieutenant colonel, the highest rank among us, and he is warm and generous, so everyone obeys him. Niu Feiyu knew that he was wrong, but he couldn't pull his face to admit his mistake, so he could only remain silent.

The three of us hurriedly told some jokes to liven up the atmosphere. The temperature here is high, the humidity is also high, and people's personality will be affected by the natural environment, and it is normal for different degrees of deterioration.

Soon a little girl came out of the store and put a large pot of mung bean soup on the table.

"My dad said that it was his fault to quarrel with the guests, and this pot of soup with ice does not charge money." The little girl said. She has a somewhat dark complexion, which is a common feature of tropical dwellers.

All four of us laughed. Niu Feiyu raised his head and called the little girl who was about to go back, lowered his head and stuffed the money to her, and said in a somewhat stiff voice: "Soldiers have the rules of soldiers, don't take advantage of your father." ”

Qi Mingli laughed, waved the little girl away, got up and scooped a bowl of mung bean soup for the four of us, and finally it was his turn.

He patted Niu Feiyu on the shoulder and said loudly: "Okay, okay, don't wait for the mung bean soup to be hot, everyone drinks!" ”

We stood up and took the bowl with both hands, touched it as if we were drinking, and laughed and drank the mung bean soup in one gulp.

Well, on that hot noonday, being able to take a sip of the cold, salty mung bean soup is really a rare treat in the world.

What happened after this, readers and friends should know more or less. I'll leave it for you in the next chapter, which is what triggered the largest armed liquidation operation in the 17th and 20s.

The "Newspaper Incident", also known as the "March 16 Incident".