The brothers of the third company walked back to the west camp, wearing a brand-new and fitting military uniform, and wearing newly issued yellow canvas black rubber bottom deep-shaded strapping military shoes, fully armed and neat, plus they just did an incomparably long face yesterday, and enjoyed the feast of big fish and meat of the old folks in Lin Village at night, and even An An Yi also loudly announced at the banquet that each person would be rewarded with five oceans after returning to the camp, so the brothers of the third company all felt extremely honored, and the posture of walking into the camp was not good. They all see themselves as strong men who have returned triumphantly.

Because Liu Xiao and others really couldn't get used to the military appearance and military posture of the Third Company, after returning to the camp yesterday, they immediately ordered the Quartermaster Department to send brand-new clothing, shoes and hats.

An Yi knew that Shangfeng was worried that he would be laughed at by the friendly army on the day of the competition, so this face-saving matter should not only be paid attention to, but also must not be ambiguous.

After returning to the camp, the three of them were in charge, and Hu Zi was responsible for the endurance, queue and basic skills training of eight kilometers a day, and Yin Jinan was responsible for the study of various regulations and soldiers' codes at night. During the day, An Yi and Yin Jinan analyzed and summarized various materials recorded during the strong training, and improved and purchased various auxiliary tools, striving to perform better in the competition on the 29th.

For five consecutive days, An Yidu sat down at the desk to sort out materials, study countermeasures, and conduct a detailed analysis and comparison of the report on the regular training and combat effectiveness of the engineer battalion that the special service company of the division headquarters had infiltrated into Zhang Huizan's area to investigate, so as to find out the gaps and make use of the strong points and avoid the weak points.

Until this time, An Yi, Yin Jinan and Hu Zi didn't know that Liu Xiao and others had already made the upcoming small contest more and more popular, and the military headquarters stationed in Guangzhou City and the surrounding areas among the top leaders of the First to Sixth Armies had already spread the word that Zhang Huizan and Liu Xiao were fighting for their own face, and held an unpopular engineering skills competition, and even said that the Military Command Department, Military Training Department and Logistics Department of the Central Military Commission were mobilized to arbitrate, and in private Zhang Huizan had already gambled with Liu Xiao, and no one under his command would obey anyone. The stakes have been increased from 5,000 to 20,000, and it is said that the four divisions that have made a good bet have been complacent, and have proposed several times to gamble bigger, Liu Xiao, who has just formed an engineer battalion, is hesitating, and other generals and commanders are also fanning the flames in the open and secretly to join in the fun, and many people ask if they can bet on a good time, so it is estimated that the stakes are likely to get bigger and bigger.

Zhou said, An Yi, who finally got a day off, drove the truck to Ou Yaoting's mansion as promised, and when he handed the key to the housekeeper Uncle Quan, Ou Yaoting strode out: "Oh, Xiaoyi, why are you so dark and thin?" ”

"The Northern Expedition is being prepared, the whole army is preparing, and our engineer battalion has just been established, so the training is very busy during this time."

An Yi replied politely, but his eyes swept around from time to time, looking for Chu'er's figure.

Ou Yaoting nodded: "It's hard work...... I received your call last night, and I forgot to tell Chu'er for a while, Chu'er and her mother went to her aunt's house to drink full moon wine today, and it is estimated that they will come back in the afternoon. Come on, Xiao Yi, let's have a cup of tea in the study and chat, there are a lot of things that need to be talked about with you. ”

"Okay, Mr. Ou, please."

An Yi thought it was a business matter again, so he readily agreed, thinking that it was almost lunch time after chatting anyway, and it was estimated that Chu'er would come back when he ate a little bit, and it would be difficult to ask for leave after today, and the troops would go on a northern expedition at the beginning of next month, and I don't know when we would be able to meet.

The two sat down, the maid also served fragrant tea, Ou Yaoting waved the maid away, asked her to close the door casually, and signaled An Yi to be casual:

"Xiao Yi, you paid for the purchase of military funds for your company, but let me accept the gratitude and respect of the national political axe and army generals with this honor, I feel very uncomfortable! Although you are thoughtful and do not want your bosses and colleagues to know your true wealth, I still admire your patriotism and love for the army, and I admire you for knowing Tao Hui's strategy at such a young age, being sharp and introverted, and handling all aspects of relationships with ease, which is very rare, and you will be able to achieve great things in the future! ”

"Sir, you've really won a prize! I was just worried about revealing my family too soon, so I had to do this; Again, the brothers of this company under my command were my first capital when I entered the military circles, just like doing business, I couldn't mess up my own capital, so I tried every possible way to equip some new things. There is another very important reason, my brothers are all really bitter brothers, most of them are desperate with me, I can't let them suffer, I have to try to save their lives, let them live better, after all, I myself have suffered, so I understand them. An Yi said frankly.

Ou Yaoting looked at An Yi in surprise for a while, sighed, and couldn't help nodding: "A character like yours is rare to see in today's troubled times!" Xiao Yi, I thought about it again and again during this time, and I think it is better to tell you what is in my heart openly and honestly, I ask you to think about it carefully and stay! Stay and help me, I need you very much, I plan to put all the business in Guangzhou on your shoulders, I believe you will be able to do better than me. ”

An Yi looked at Ou Yaoting's sincere eyes, shocked by his big decision and such a quick change in attitude, and was a little overwhelmed for a while.