Chapter Seventy-Five: The Sword Unsheathed

On the day of the graduation ceremony of the Royal Naval College in the United Kingdom, Michiko came to the Naval Academy.

Michiko silently walked to Chen Fangzheng's side, neither of them spoke, they just looked at each other.

All the words pale at this moment.

They look at each other with helplessness and prayer as their last blessing in this life.

Two fiery hearts were still in front of the cold world. They gently wrapped what could have been a beautiful love in the most secret corner of their hearts.

Michiko didn't speak, but tears rolled in her eyes. She knew that Chen Fangzheng might never see her again.

Even if one day, we can meet each other again in a certain part of the world, and it will not be the same as when we first met.

Michiko walked in front of Chen Fangzheng and gently hugged Chen Fangzheng. At this moment, Michiko no longer has the shyness of a girl, no longer has a beautiful reserve, she just wants to be in her lover's arms and feel his warmth one last time.

Michiko held back the tears of parting, gently leaned into Chen Fangzheng's ear, and whispered: "Fangzhengjun, I love you!" I'll never forget you. Shayanara! ”

After speaking, Michiko gave Chen Fangzheng a cherry blossom made of amethyst, and ran out of the gate of the Naval Academy without looking back, and Michiko was already in tears at this moment.

Chen Fangzheng looked at Michiko's sad back, he didn't catch up, just silently stared at this innocent girl, his heart was full of infinite sourness.

He clearly knows that he also likes the beautiful and simple Michiko very much. However, the unforgiving reality tells him that this is not possible. He could only bury this beautiful emotion deep in his heart.

It's been almost ten years, and time is really like a sharp knife, in the bottom of the dusty heart, cutting through Chen Fangzheng's smoke-like past, and also stabbing the softest and most hopeless fantasy in his heart.

Chen Fangzheng stood on the deck of the ship, looking at the blue sea and blue sky in front of him, he knew that the agreement made eight years ago would be fulfilled in advance today.

"Report! General Chen, the prince has arrived. The shouts of the guard officers broke Chen Fangzheng's memories of ** years ago.

Chen Fangzheng tidied up his military uniform that was blown by the sea breeze, ran to Chen Zhong, and saluted: "Lord Wang, generals, why did you get to the battleship, it's very dangerous here!" You should go to the base camp on the shore and take command, and I will pass on the battle situation to you in time. ”

"General Chen, these are all generals who have experienced countless wars, are they afraid of danger?" Chen Zhong glanced at Zhang Tong and Zhou Zhiguangdao.

"Of course, no. I mean, there must be danger here, Lord Wang, you are the soul of our Hainan, and I'm a little worried about you here! ”

"What are you worried about, don't you have the confidence to win this naval battle?"

"It's not! Our Hainan fleet has been preparing for many years, just to wait for this battle! ”

"Report! Lord Wang, generals, Xu Chunsheng, captain of the Zhennan ship, reported that our ship is ready, and just waiting for Commander Chen Fangzheng's order, our Hainan Fleet will deal a devastating blow to the Japanese West Sea Fleet! Xu Chunsheng ran in front of Chen Zhong.

"Good!" Chen Zhong glanced at Chen Fangzheng and Xu Chunsheng and said, "Someone!" Invite the old prince's coffin up! ”

Then, eight guards dressed in the military uniforms of the Hainan Royal Palace Guards carried the coffin of the old prince made of crystal to the deck of the Zhennan ship.

Chen Fangzheng and Xu Chunsheng immediately stood upright, took off their hats, and gave a military salute to the coffin of the old prince.

Chen Fangzheng looked at the old prince who had been sleeping peacefully, and there was a sharp pain in his heart, and his body trembled a little.

Chen Fangzheng will never be able to forget this father-like old prince.

That year, after Chen Fangzheng's father, General Chen Shichang, died, Chen Fangzheng followed the old prince to the Hainan Palace.

Chen Chuwang treated Chen Fangzheng as his own, and when Chen Fangzheng was ten years old, the old prince sent him to the United Kingdom to study.

During the years when Chen Fangzheng was studying in the UK, Chen Chuwang specially hired two people to accompany and take care of Chen Fangzheng, and he had to write letters to communicate with Chen Fangzheng every month to teach him the truth of life.

Chen Fangzheng is most grateful to the old prince in his life, because it was the old prince who taught him the responsibility and forbearance as a man and a soldier.

In every letter to him, the old prince will tell Chen Fangzheng: Boys must have lofty ideals and ambitions. Don't waste time in your most gorgeous season. Otherwise, on the day your world comes to an end, you will only reap loneliness and melancholy.

The old prince told Chen Fangzheng that the most important thing in a person's life is the two words "choice".

If you choose to aim high, then you will enjoy the infinite scenery from the top of the mountain in the days to come.

If you choose to be comfortable and indulge in the love of children, then you may enjoy the joy of an ordinary person tomorrow, but you are more hopeless to bear loneliness and helplessness in those bleak years! No one will sympathize with you, and no one will help you. What you miss, you have to bear for yourself!

The old prince said that the world is always unfolded because of your choice. We all live in a dark night and a day, two distinct worlds.

We chose the day, not only will the sun shine when the sun is shining, but also, when the night comes, as long as you can still have a vigorous and jumping sun in your heart, your world will always be a hundred flowers!

Chen Fangzheng learned many principles of life, learned the responsibility of a man, and the mission of a soldier in the letters of the old prince who traveled across the ocean year after year.

"Lord Wang, Fang Zheng is rude! The old prince treats me like a father and son, and Fangzheng should have worn filial piety for the old prince! But ......"

"That's it! General Chen, this is not your fault, the old prince knows that you are working day and night for the Hainan fleet, and at the moment of this war, you are busy preparing for the war, so you don't need too many vulgar courtesies, and the old prince will not blame you. Chen Zhong helped Chen Fangzheng with both hands.

Chen Zhong patted Chen Fangzheng, who was still sad, and said: "General Chen, please don't be overly sad, this is not the time for us to be sad, cheer up your spirits, fight a beautiful naval battle, and let the old prince see how our mighty fleet in Hainan is exalting its might in the South China Sea." This is also the wish of the old prince for decades! ”

At this moment, the signal corps on the Zhennan ship ran to Chen Zhong's side and said, "Report!" Rajah! Commander Ito Xiangzen, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese West Sea Fleet, ordered someone to send a war letter! ”

Chen Zhong looked at the blue sea, under the breeze and white clouds, the microwave rippled, at this moment, this boundless sea was unusually calm, he knew that this was the silence before the big war.

He turned to his soldiers and said firmly, "Soldiers, it's time for the sword to be unsheathed!" ”