"Haven't you all had enough? If you don't have any energy, don't fuck like a pussy and exert your strength! ”

Under Yang Chengfu's shouting, the Marines sped up, and this was already the twentieth lap of their run around the camp.

In the army, Yang Chengfu never mentioned his background to others, and no one would take the initiative to ask him, for Yang Chengfu, he hated his background a little, and even complained about his deceased parents, but he couldn't change this fact.

"Next turn, get ready to shoot at a stop!"

As soon as the team turned the corner, the brush stopped, and the team members quickly untied the guns on their backs, and suddenly the gunfire was loud, and the distant targets fell one after another.

Yang Chengfu nodded with satisfaction, in the battle, in the training, he never thought about his background, because there was no time for him to think about it, but it was like his shadow, cut constantly, couldn't get rid of it, and always followed behind him, becoming a burden on his body.

"Major, the shooting results are out!"

"Yes, do it again, this time by five minutes, don't let me down!"

The team moved again, and Yang Chengfu did not follow the troops forward, he retreated outside the training ground and sat down on the lawn. No one in the camp cares about Yang Chengfu's background, but not everyone doesn't care about his background. Among the compatriots who came back with Yang Chengfu to join the army and serve the country, he was the only one who remained in the army, and he persevered and will continue to persevere.

The troops slowly ran away, and Yang Chengfu lit a cigarette and watched the setting sun. Thirteen years ago, 15-year-old Yang Chengfu returned to his homeland with his parents, the first time he returned to his homeland, and he has never left since. Yang Chengfu, who grew up in the United States, seems to be a bit of an outlier among his peers of the same age, especially his slightly accented language, special way of thinking, and many behaviors that are considered deviant in the empire. All decided that he would be a different person.

Three years later, Yang Chengfu applied for the Imperial Army Military Academy and was admitted with excellent grades, and he volunteered to apply for the Imperial Army Academy, not to serve the country, at least he didn't think about this problem at the time, and the reason for joining the army was a bit similar to Tan Renhao's - to escape marriage. Unlike Tan Renhao, Yang Chengfu's grades at the Imperial Army Academy are not excellent. And the performance was not recognized by most instructors, one of the main reasons was that Yang Chengfu could not accept the army's dogmatic teaching methods, let alone the army's conservative tactical thinking. Three years later, Yang Chengfu graduated from the Army Academy with a passing grade and became a midshipman (the Army Academy is not an army officer academy, and the graduates are not officers, but probationary officers, and whether they can be promoted to full-fledged officers depends on their performance in the army).

Yang Chengfu's first unit was the Army's 112th Division, which was an ordinary infantry division. And he was the deputy platoon commander of this infantry division at that time. If he shows a little. Even with just an ordinary performance, half a year later, he will be able to become a platoon commander. And became a full-fledged officer. It is a pity that Yang Chengfu is not destined to be the kind of soldier that the army needs, and his performance in the grassroots units is not good, and he has repeatedly contradicted his superiors, and he has also behaved "abnormally" in two exercises, and most officers and men are not accustomed to his kind of thinking and behavior with Western free colors. As a result, in just half a year, Yang Chengfu was transferred out of the 112th Division and assigned to the reserve force.

For a military man, especially for an army serviceman. To be assigned to the reserve forces in peacetime is tantamount to a death sentence for his military career. Yang Chengfu almost left the army because of this, and as a result, it was this transfer that changed his fate.

At that time, the Imperial Marine Corps was expanding, and in consideration of future operations in the Pacific, the Marine Corps was absolutely recruiting a group of officers and men who were proficient in English and familiar with the United States. After receiving the news, Yang Chengfu immediately retired from the army. Transferred to the Marine Corps, and successfully passed the Marine Corps assessment, and was directly assigned to the army without even participating in the boot camp. The Marine Corps also gave Yang Chengfu a very generous treatment, not only gave him a chance, but also gave Yang Chengfu a formal military rank and became a second lieutenant officer of the Marine Corps. It was at this time that Yang Chengfu met Han Shaofeng.

Less than half a year after Yang Chengfu joined the Marine Corps, the war broke out, and he also became the first batch of Imperial Marine officers and soldiers to participate in the war, first on the Korean Peninsula, then in the Ryukyu Islands, the South Seas, and later the Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Gilbert Islands, Wake Island, Midway. In addition to not going to the Southwest Pacific theater, he participated in almost every combat operation of the Marine Corps.

In the battle, Yang Chengfu's performance can be described as excellent. Compared to the Army, the Marine Corps is much more enlightened, after all, the Marine Corps is the Marine Corps of the Navy, and the Imperial Navy has always been more open and more identified with Western culture. In addition, the special combat methods of the Marine Corps also gave Yang Chengfu, an officer who did not abide by the rules and often made surprise moves, had the opportunity. In the battle, Yang Chengfu made five meritorious contributions and was wounded three times, and in less than a year, he became a captain company commander from a second lieutenant platoon commander. But the problem was also exposed at this time, this is his life experience.

At the end of the 24th, the United States entered the war, and at that time, there were many soldiers who, like Yang Chengfu, were born in the United States, then returned to the empire with their parents, and finally joined the army to serve, and these soldiers were investigated, and many of them left the army in disgrace. It cannot be ruled out that there are spies planted by the United States among these people, but most of them are the same as Yang Chengfu, from the moment they returned to the motherland, they are no longer Americans, but subjects of the empire, like other imperial soldiers, they bravely killed the enemy in battle, shed blood and sweat on the battlefield, and contributed their youth and lives to the empire. However, due to the special environment during the war, the vast majority of soldiers who aspire to serve the country have been treated extremely unfairly.

According to a government archive published by the empire more than forty years after the war, at least 20,000 returned expatriates were purged from the imperial army in 25 years. Yang Chengfu was also investigated, and he was lucky, because his parents were high-level intellectuals who were assigned to work in the United States, so they were not suspected. Yang Chengfu stayed behind and continued to fight for the empire, but from then on, he rarely got the chance to be promoted.

Until the beginning of 26, that is, almost three years after becoming a captain company commander. Yang Chengfu was promoted to major and became an infantry battalion commander under Han Shaofeng. In terms of Yang Chengfu's performance on the battlefield, his promotion speed was surprisingly slow. At that time, more than half of the officers who served with him were killed or wounded on the battlefield, while the other half became lieutenant colonels or colonels. Even Han Shaofeng's promotion speed was several times faster than him, when the two met, Han Shaofeng was a captain, Yang Chengfu was a second lieutenant, and when Yang Chengfu became a major, Han Shaofeng was already a lieutenant general.

Yang Chengfu did not complain, and he did not think about leaving the Marine Corps, because he knew that Han Shaofeng had fought for him more than once, and even almost injured those government officials in charge of auditing several times. With this feeling alone, Yang Chengfu had to stay, he was the most powerful officer under Han Shaofeng. The most talented. Also the most capable officer. On the battlefield, Han Shaofeng often asked him, a major battalion commander, to command the lieutenant colonel and regiment commander, or even the brigadier division commander! Many veteran officers in the army knew the relationship between Yang Chengfu and Han Shaofeng. also gave Yang Cheng a special face. As long as Yang Chengfu is on the battlefield, no one dares to command him, but he commands. This can be regarded as a special situation in Han Shaofeng's troops.

On the battlefield, Yang Chengfu is still as brave as ever. He was the first to lead his troops in a counterattack during the Battle of Midway, and his battalion fought until the last moment, when the last American troops surrendered to him. Later, he attacked Gardner Island, counterattacked Wake Island, and marched on Nihua Island until he landed on Kauai. Yang Chengfu is fighting on the front line. It wasn't until mid-June that Yang Chengfu was wounded for the fourth time in a battle on Kauai, and the bullet almost broke his left arm, and his muscles were almost completely torn off. As a result, he was admitted to the hospital for the fourth time, which was a month.

Now, Yang Chengfu can still feel the slight pain in his arm, which seems to remind him to stay awake at all times. Keep him on his toes at all times. Yang Chengfu touched the scar on his arm, and the tender flesh grew, which was very delicate. He touched three more scars on his body, one on his abdomen, one on his right chest, and one on his right thigh. Compared with the previous three injuries, this time it was lucky, and there was no life-threatening danger. During the battle on Iwo Jima, he was hit in the abdomen by a "crooked target", and even his intestines almost flowed out. In Guam, Garland was shot through his right chest, causing massive bleeding in his lungs and leaving him in the hospital for three months. On Wake Island, a shrapnel nearly severed the major artery in his right leg, less than a centimeter away, and if it was a little bit, he would have died before he could be carried back.

Thinking of these experiences, Yang Chengfu laughed, every time he was sent back, Han Shaofeng would say that he had a big life, and he also said that people with a big life could live to the end. Yang Chengfu really wanted to live to the end and see the moment the war ended. Every soldier will have such an idea, or a luxury, but they will make the greatest contribution to their homeland at a critical moment. Yang Chengfu had already made such preparations, otherwise, after being wounded for the first time, he would not have returned to the army, and he would no longer brave the rain of bullets and bullets to fight the enemy on the battlefield. But some people think that Yang Chengfu deliberately wants to stay in the army, and that Yang Chengfu has an ulterior secret!

It's a joke! Yang Chengfu spat on it, he really wanted to give a few slaps to those officials who looked like Sven, an empire on the left, and an empire on the right, patriotism is not a matter of words, but depends on action. Yang Chengfu is sure that those officials who are arrogant in front of the soldiers will definitely become deflated and become real deserters after they arrive on the battlefield, what qualifications do they have to say irresponsible remarks to a soldier who has walked several times on the line of life and death?

A burst of gunfire came over, Yang Chengfu raised his head and looked in the direction of the shooting range, the scout had finished the second training, the gunfire was dispersing, the team members also began to disperse, and a captain officer ran over.

"Major, the training is complete."

"Let's all gather, I have something to say." Yang Chengfu got up from the grass, it was time for him to talk to these soldiers who had brought out the new task.

The team quickly gathered together, and before Yang Chengfu walked over, the scouts were discussing in a whisper. Until now, they did not know the purpose of this training, but many people guessed that they were going to carry out a very important mission, otherwise, the battalion commander would not have gathered the best soldiers in the battalion, they were all scouts, the real king of soldiers.

"Major, the whole battalion of scouts reports to you!"

Yang Chengfu nodded slightly, and his eyes quickly swept over the sweaty and energetic faces.

"Stand up—take a break!"

There was a sound of heels colliding in the procession, very neat and regular.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I asked you to come this time because we have a new mission, and I believe that you have already guessed half of it." Yang Chengfu walked to the front of the team, "This task is very arduous and very important. You are all the best soldiers in the battalion, the best soldiers I have brought out with my own hands, and I believe that this is a rare opportunity for all of us to prove ourselves. ”

The ranks were quiet, and half of the more than fifty scouts had been in the Marine Corps for more than three years, and the other half had served for more than two years. They were all trained by Yang Chengfu himself, and they were all soldiers who had passed the test of war and proved their ability in battle.

"The time left for us is quite limited, tonight, the landing ship that came to pick us up will arrive, and tomorrow we will depart, but unfortunately, until now, I can't tell you what mission we are going to carry out this time." Yang Chengfu didn't tell the truth, because he didn't know much about this mission, and Han Shaofeng still didn't tell him much useful news. "I have only one request for you, try to be as prepared as possible, be in the best condition, be ready to fight the fiercest battles, and accomplish the most impossible tasks, this is also the dogma of our battalion, understand?"

"Understood!"

"Louder, understand?"

"Understood—"

The roar of fifty-four soldiers echoed over the camp, and Yang Chengfu nodded in satisfaction, and then let the troops disband. This is the elite he selected from the more than 100 scouts in the battalion, the real elite, if even this unit can't complete the task, then no other unit can do better.