September 1 is already the theoretical beginning of the spring season, but the port of the East is still shrouded in a bitter cold wind. Leonid Fedorovich slowly walked out of the state cemetery, where many of his comrades-in-arms, 58 Cossacks from Zaporozhye, were laid to rest. The Cossacks were accompanied by 79 soldiers from various countries, including three who had fought for the country to the last minute of the war.

It was a little windy outside, and Leonid was about to stride forward with the sealskin hat on his head, but suddenly he stopped because he found a man waiting for him at the gate of the cemetery.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Ukrainian." Second Lieutenant Johnston, dressed in a dark woolen coat and a top hat covered with beaver fur, stood by a small pine tree and waited for Leonid.

Leonid recognized this Englishman, and when St. Christopher's company came to attack the port of Vostochny, it seemed that this Englishman was the captain of one of the ships, and it was Leonid who led people to capture him. Leonid had no interest in getting to know his defeated general, so he turned around and wanted to leave.

"Stop! Ukrainian! I think there's something between us that needs to be sorted out. John Ston raised his voice, and he took his right hand, which was gloved on his right hand, and carried a money bag in his hand.

"You'd better me off, British." Leonid looked at John Ston with dangerous eyes and said threateningly.

John Ston walked directly in front of Leonid, looked at the tall Cossack's unruly eyes face to face, and said slowly: "Here is 100 yuan, almost all my property." As long as you give me something, the money will be yours, and that thing is important to me. ”

Leonid vaguely guessed what John Ston wanted, but it made him even more angry. "Fuck off! British! You've managed to me off. You'd better leave quickly, or I'll beat you up even if I'm caught by pickets and locked up in confinement! I repeat, I don't have what you want. ”

"It was a ruby necklace from the London Goldsmiths' Guild." John Ston stared into Leonid's fierce eyes without flinching, and said, "You snatched this property from me on the battlefield, and then you presented it to a noble Chinese lady, but as far as I know, the young lady did not accept your gift. Give it back to me, young man, it is a wedding anniversary gift from my wife, Catherine, and it is important to me. Give it to me, and then you take this bag of money, we don't owe each other, it's as simple as that! ”

Leonid's face turned red suddenly, and he took his hands out of the pockets of his military uniform, and then grabbed the middle-aged Englishman in front of him, who he felt very bored.

Captain Johnston stepped sideways, then grabbed a backhand, then twisted Leonid's hand joints and pressed him face down. "Hey, big Ukrainian man, don't try to get your hands dirty with me. I have been a captain for six years, and have dealt with countless unruly sailors or crews, and no one has ever been able to cause me trouble. Now, promise me, give me back the things, and I'll let you go, how about it? Maybe you're good right away, but you're no match for me right now. ”

"Whew......" Leonid roared, struggling with his injured left hand, breaking free of Johnston's control, and then raised his right fist with red eyes and struck at Johnston.

There were two muffled sounds, and both sides punched almost at the same time. Leonid and Johnston hugged each other and scuffled together.

"Shhhh Hush! Two sharp brass whistles sounded, and several Ministry of Internal Affairs officers in black uniforms rushed with short wooden sticks. When the two saw the situation, they still gave each other the last punch, and then stopped under the loud shouting of the police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The two were taken back to the headquarters in the limestone mine by the Ministry of Internal Affairs police. The officer on duty made a brief note of them, and when he learned that both of them were second lieutenant officers, he couldn't help but look at them with strange eyes. John Ston was a little embarrassed, but Leonid didn't take it seriously, but glared back at the little policeman.

The little policeman in Charuya ignored the two officers who were openly fighting, he turned around and handed the transcript to his superior, and then went out to leave, before leaving, he deliberately walked next to Leonid and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Hey, you Ukrainian idiot, if you have time, you can come and fight with me, I will definitely beat you all over the ground." My name is Avani, and everyone at the police station knows me, don't be afraid to come, idiot. ”

Leonid was furious, but suddenly remembered that this was the police station, so he suppressed his anger. He simply turned his head and ignored the kid, but unexpectedly met the mocking eyes of John Ston sitting by the wall.

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Xu Yu, who was on vacation, hurriedly changed into his military uniform and rushed to the police headquarters in the mine outside the city. He already knew what was going on, and while cursing Leonid, a fool who didn't know what was serious, he had to comfort his new girlfriend - Wu Xiaoli, a former post-90s female high school student who worked in the Ministry of Agriculture. Xu Yu is average-looking, only 1.68 meters tall, and he was just a small nightclub security guard before the crossing, so it can be said that there is nothing to do, and the only advantage may be that he can ride a horse. Originally, it was also a silk-like existence in the traversal crowd, not to mention getting married, it was difficult to find a girlfriend. Originally, he was also dead hearted, and he was going to spend money to buy a European Yanma.

It's just that I didn't expect this guy to shine in the war with the Spaniards this time. In battle, he was brave and fierce, personally led the charge three times, was wounded twice, and personally killed a Spanish cavalryman. After the war, he was awarded by the War Department, not only the word "former acting" of the acting battalion commander of the cavalry battalion was removed, but the military rank was also promoted to captain. At this time, there is naturally no obstacle to finding a girlfriend.

Xu Yu quickly rushed to the police station, and when he entered the door, he saw that his old acquaintance, Navy Captain Lu Ming, was also there. Lu Ming is the captain of the "East Coast Eagle", and he just returned to China with Yunsheng No. 1 a few days ago. The two looked at each other and smiled, and then began to sign the transcript and prepare to receive it.

"Lao Xu, I heard that your army system is going to be changed again this time?" While waiting for the arrival of the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the two simply chatted.

"I just heard some wind. According to the most popular theory now, six infantry posts and two field artillery posts are to be cut in half to form a mixed battalion. In addition, the cavalry battalion should also be appropriately reduced, and I estimate that it will be reduced to two posts. Xu Yu said, "Now the preliminary establishment of the infantry battalion is 246 people in three infantry posts, 51 people in one artillery outpost, 16 people in an engineering platoon, 4 drummers, 2 flag bearers, 2 military doctors, 1 veterinarian, 2 gunsmiths, 1 herald, 1 battalion commander, 1 battalion deputy, and 1 training officer, and the whole battalion is 328 people; The cavalry kept two outposts, and the whole battalion consisted of 72 men; The total strength of the army is more than 400 people, compared to the current one, which is directly cut by nearly half, and this executive committee is really ruthless. ”

"Ha Lu Ha. Isn't that all the case? Lu Ming smiled and said, "Who made us short of people now." I'm about to go to the north to explore and develop minerals, and I need people everywhere, in a word, the population is still small. It's hard for your army, and it's not easy for our navy. More than 300 battery gunners were reduced to 120; Yunsheng No. 1 is now also decommissioned, and the navy only retains three warships, and the establishment is also stuck, and the total crew is only 256 people; In this way, the entire navy has 376 people, which is half a pound and eight taels with your army. ”

"There's a real shortage of people right now." The two sighed together.

While the two of them were sighing, Internal Affairs Councilor Jiao Tang walked out of the inner office, smiled when he saw the two of them, and said, "Okay, I don't have to go again, come, sign this document." ”

"What documents?" Lu Ming picked up the document and asked casually, "Huh, appointment?" Coal Working Group? This name is obtained, the soil has to get rid of the slag, go to the north to dig coal? What are you doing with me? ”

"Not only you, but Lao Xu is also going." Jiao Tang explained, "This time I went to the Lake Patus basin to develop coal mines. You all know the importance of the Langdao coal mine to our country, it is said that some of the coal there is buried in the open at all, and it can be mined with a little digging, and even some Indians can pick up some coal from the mountains to make fires. This time, the Executive Committee made a great determination to send a number of elite soldiers and strong generals from various departments and units to the area for development under the condition of extreme shortage of personnel and materials. The coal working group has been formally established today, this time by Shao Shude, a member of the material committee, as the leader himself. The team members come from various systems of industry, agriculture, construction, army, and police, and now the first thing to do is to explore resources, and the next thing you are responsible for is to protect a team to go to the destination safely for exploration. The Joint Staff Headquarters has reached a consensus to temporarily transfer the Army's No. 3 Outpost, the No. 2 Cavalry Outpost, and the Navy's 'Galician Exocet' and 'East Coast Eagle' to the working group under the leadership of Shao Shude. Okay, let's go back to the administrative building in the city to report after signing. By the way, don't forget to take these two guys who are fighting in public away. Reading them as a first offense, they were fined three months' salaries, and the whole battalion and the whole fleet circulated a notice of criticism. Alright, don't bother, let's go, I have a lot of things to do, the Spaniards have been urging us to release the captives all day long, alas, I have a headache to death. ”