Hearing someone cheering behind them, Zhao Bei and Tian Jinfu looked back and saw two members of the Revolutionary Guards wearing the "Iron and Blood Republic" on their arms were pushing carts next to the guards, both of them were very young, in their twenties, obviously, they were pushing the wheelbarrow full of bricks and followed Zhao Bei not far behind, and heard what he said just now.

Zhao Bei stopped and looked at the other party.

The two young men were draped with a piece of oilcloth behind their shoulders, and they wore brand-new galoshes on their feet, one with a hat on his head and the other a straw hat. Seeing Zhao Bei looking at them, they also put down the car bar and looked at Zhao Bei.

The guards hurriedly surrounded the two to protect the commander-in-chief.

"Sir, what you just said is very good, if China wants to be strong, it must take the road of industrialization! However, industrialization requires not only a peaceful and stable domestic environment, but also capital, technology and human resources, which are more important. At that time, Japan was in the Meiji Restoration, and if it were not for those people who were aspiring to the Restoration, Japan would not be as strong as it is today. The young man wearing a hat stood on tiptoe, his eyes jumped over the heads of those guards, and shouted a few words to Zhao Bei.

Zhao Bei separated the guards, walked up to the man, and said, "You are right, you should be a scholar, why did you join the Revolutionary Guards?" In his view, the Revolutionary Guards were paramilitary organizations, and their members were mostly illiterate members and coolies, and the intellectual youth should be desplendid.

The young man said: "Originally, I wanted to join the 'bald battalion' yesterday, but who knew that the battalion commander Zhu's eyes grew to the top of his head, and as soon as he heard that I couldn't swim, he kicked me out of the battalion, and as a result, I had to go to the Revolutionary Guards to join the army." If I don't collect landlubbers, I will say it earlier, and I will shave my head and become a bald scoop. As he spoke, he took off his hat, and sure enough, he was bald.

After the Battle of Hanyang, Zhu Daniu not only shaved his head, but also ordered his subordinates to shave their hair, one to express their strong revolutionary determination, and the Qing court's belief that they would not be incompatible, and secondly, it was also convenient to disguise, the special operations battalion was set up by Zhao Bei himself, used to carry out special combat tasks, equivalent to special forces, often need to go deep into the rear of the enemy for reconnaissance, sabotage and other tasks, so you need to hang a fake braid on the back of your head, if you shave your head, you only need to wear a melon skin hat, It is convenient and fast, and the special operations battalion is also nicknamed the "bald battalion".

After destroying the railway station and the two bridges, the special operations battalion became famous, Zhao Bei intended to expand the influence of this elite force, deter the enemy, and ordered the propaganda team to publicize it, but did not use the name of the "special operations battalion", but used the irregular name of "bald battalion", so that in just a few days, the "bald battalion" has become a popular legend in the Wuhan area, and the legend has reached the people, the prototype of this special force has become a "half-immortal team" that can fly the eaves and walk the wall and escape to the sky.

Yesterday, Zhao Bei ordered the special operations battalion to be expanded to two battalions, not only to recruit soldiers from the army, but also to recruit civilians with unique skills from the people, as a result, the front of the special operations battalion was suddenly bustling, and even many fortune tellers ran over, of course, they were all thrown out by Zhu Daniu by the neck, and not everyone could enter the "bald battalion".

Zhao Bei nodded approvingly and asked the young man, "What's your name?" If you wish, I can admit you into the regular ranks of the IRA. ”

"Thank you, I think you have to be a soldier in a special operations battalion, and I'm not interested in other big soldiers. Although the Revolutionary Guards are not a regular army, they are valuable in the integration of the military and the people, and the revolution is to arouse the enthusiasm of the people. ”

The young man put on the hat, stretched out his hand, and said: "My name is Liu Fuji, a native of Changde, Hunan, the word Yaoxi, once joined the Huaxing Society, went to Japan two years ago, joined the League there, and later returned to China to the Games Party, some time ago I contacted the comrades of the Guangfu Society in Shanghai, and when I heard about the Anqing Uprising, I went to Anqing, but before I arrived at the place, I heard that Anqing was lost, so I had to take a foreign ship and go to Wuhan. ”

"Liu Fuji?" Zhao Bei took advantage of the handshake to look at the other party a few more times. This name is so familiar, one of the "Three Martyrs of the Xinhai Revolution", and those who are familiar with that period of history should have heard of this name.

"Do you really want to be a soldier in a special operations battalion?" Zhao Bei has the heart to fulfill him, after all, history has proved that this is a revolutionary youth with a firm position.

"Yes!" Liu Fuji said categorically.

"Okay, I'll give you a note. can't swim, you can learn slowly in the future, Camp Commander Zhu himself is a boatman, and he has a good water nature, so he looks down on people who can't swim the most. When you go to the special operations battalion, you can become a recruit first, participate in the training, and how to assign tasks in the future is a matter for Battalion Commander Zhu. ”

Seeing Zhao Bei take out his notebook, Tian Jinfu hurriedly held up an oil-paper umbrella.

"Does your strip work? I've heard that the bald battalion is under the direct jurisdiction of the headquarters, and Battalion Commander Zhu doesn't buy anyone's account, so he listens to the commander-in-chief. Liu Fuji was a little strange, because Zhao Bei was wearing a soldier's uniform, with an ordinary hat on his head, this dress didn't look like a big man, only the old riding boots on his feet were a little eye-catching.

Zhao Bei raised his head, smiled, and said, "The contemptible person is none other than Zhao Bei, the commander-in-chief of the Republican Army. ”

"You are Commander-in-Chief Zhao?" Liu Fuji was stunned for a moment, hurriedly stood up and saluted, and shouted: "Thank you Commander-in-Chief for your care!" Please also ask the commander-in-chief to write one more note and transfer the one behind me to the special operations camp! ”

"He's your League? Or a fellow? Zhao Bei glanced at the young man wearing a straw hat. Although there are some differences in political views, the goal of opposing the Qing Dynasty is the same, and there is no need to distinguish them so clearly, and besides, those revolutionary organizations themselves are a hodgepodge of loose discipline, and their members are cadres of this organization today, and they may join another organization tomorrow, and they may not be a balanced strategy to contain and supervise each other in the army.

"No, he is not a member of the Alliance, but he is really my fellow Hunan countryman, his name is Jiang Bokui, the word Yiwu, the word line, we met in Jiujiang, and as soon as we discussed, we came to Wuhan together." Liu Fuji said.

"Jiang Yiwu?" Zhao Bei felt that his ears were hit by something again. One of the "three martial arts" of the Xinhai Revolution, it is really fortunate, Sun Wu has already known, but he didn't expect to come to another martial arts, or was pulled by a martyr in history, and now, there is still a Zhang Zhenwu left in the "three martial arts".

"Jiang Yiwu, come here." Zhao Bei closed the notebook.

Jiang Yiwu ran a few steps, stood upright, held his head high, and tried to make the appearance of a deputy martial artist.

"You're not a member of the Confederate now? What about the Communal Society? Zhao Bei asked, he couldn't remember whether Jiang Yiwu was a member of the society or a member of the Communist Association, but considering that this person had not yet joined the Hubei New Army, he must not belong to any organization.

Sure enough, Jiang Yiwu said: "Report to the commander-in-chief, before the dissolution of the Huaxing Society, I had a relationship with Minister Song of the Alliance, and participated in the planning of the Changsha Uprising, but I have not yet joined the Alliance. As for the Communal Association, I only heard about it a few days ago. Now I am Bai Ding, a revolutionary Bai Ding. I heard that the Commander-in-Chief is a cadre of the Liberation Society, and if the Commander-in-Chief is willing to be my introducer, I will join the Liberation Society immediately. ”

Zhao Bei nodded, wrote in the notebook, and said, "Even if you don't enter anything, I will give you a note and let you go to the special operations camp." However, the training of the special operations camp is hard, and that kind of hardship is not something that ordinary people can bear, do you think you can be sure that you can hold on? ”

Liu Fuji and Jiang Yiwu said in unison: "Revolution is to endure hardship!" ”

"Good." Zhao Bei covered the written slip and handed it to the two of them. "You are my specially approved soldiers, take the slip and join the army. Now the special operations battalion is not in Hanyang, it has been ordered to go to Hukou, the battalion headquarters is located there, you go there and hand over the note to the staff officer, don't give it to Battalion Commander Zhu, he is illiterate. However, I should state in advance that entering the special operations camp does not mean that you will be able to stay there, and after the training period, whether you can become special combat personnel or not depends on the meaning of Battalion Commander Zhu. ”

"We understand," the two said. If we can't stay any longer, we'll go back to the Revolutionary Guards and continue to move bricks! ”

"That's too big and too little. Now that the Qing army is flanking the revolutionary army on two fronts, and the battle to defend Wuhan is about to begin, the republican army is in great need of high-quality grassroots officers, especially revolutionary young people like you. Zhao Bei said solemnly.

"If you can't stay in the special operations camp, you will come to me as a staff officer and battalion commander, and then send you to the military academy for further study in the future. The revolutionary republic relies on promising young people like us! ”

Favored by the commander-in-chief, the two thanked them repeatedly, threw down the wheelbarrow with joy, shouted and shouted to the street entrance, hailed a mule cart carrying the baggage, and hurried to the mouth.

Looking at the backs of the two of them, Zhao Bei pondered in his heart: "Liu Fuji joined the Republican Army, I don't know where the two martyrs of Xinhai, Yang Hongsheng and Peng Chufan, are now?" Where is Zhang Zhenwu? …… It seems that we have to find an opportunity to look for it in the revolutionary army, and it would be a pity that such talents are not needed. ”

Seeing Zhao Beili there in a daze, Tian Jinfu put away the oil-paper umbrella and said, "Commander-in-chief, in my opinion, those two may not stay long in the special operations camp." I went to the special operations camp yesterday to take a look, but Zhu Daniu has implemented your set of selection and training standards word for word, and with the bodies of those two, it would be good to be able to last for five days. ”

Zhao Bei said: "Hold on for five days? Let me tell you, according to that set of standards, I can't even last half a day! ”

"Then you're going to give them a note?"

"It is good for them to endure a little hardship, let them know that the revolutionary cause is not a dinner party, nor is it a one-shot deal, but depends on long-term tempering and perseverance. Transferring them to the special operations camp is to kill their arrogance and sharpen their will, whether they are staff officers or officers in the future, it will be beneficial. ”

The two walked while talking, and soon arrived at the headquarters of the current affairs propaganda team "Manchun Tea Garden", Zhang Jiyang had already led people to set up the venue, and the press conference was held here.

Revolution must rely not only on the barrel of a gun, but also on the barrel of a pen, and propaganda warfare is very important.