The next morning, the gray light rain stopped before dawn, bringing bursts of fresh and cool air to the city of Guangzhou under the autumn sun.

The prosperity of the city of Guangzhou surprised An Yi, he walked around for a morning according to his original plan, and his footprints covered Yide Road, Daximen, Zhuangyuanfang and the thirteen lines that were destroyed in the fire at the end of the last century and stood up again, along the way saw a lot of armed military police, and from time to time saw high-spirited blonde foreigners, to An Yi's deep surprise, he saw two foreigners in the small shop at the intersection of the thirteen lines and the old clothes, and they could use extremely smooth and authentic Cantonese to bargain with the boss for a Ming Dynasty porcelain bowl. This incident touched An Yi a lot, since foreigners can learn Cantonese, and they are desperate to forage for food here, how to learn it as soon as possible.

At noon, the scorching sun evaporated the water from last night's light rain, and the city of Guangzhou encountered the time of year known as the "autumn tiger's tail". An Yi, who left the noisy park, was sweating profusely, and a set of clothes and pants that were obviously changed from military uniforms were crumpled and stuck to his skin, making him feel uncomfortable when he was used to the humid and warm climate of the land of abundance. Sitting in the shade of the trees on the Long Beach Road, looking at all kinds of smoke houses, casinos, teahouses, and courtyards one after another, the imitation European-style buildings that stand not far away are extremely conspicuous by the people of Guangzhou who have become the landmarks of the Sincere Department Store and the new new department store, and the Long Beach Wharf below is bustling with endless streams, and the whistle on the river and the chiming clock of the Sacred Heart Cathedral echo each other, which is like a unique style in another world, so that An Yi is dizzy, and can't help but immerse himself in it.

An Yi, who was hungry, took back his mixed thoughts, looked at the long row of commercial houses facing the Pearl River again, remembered the job advertisements in front of many new shops that had moved in due to the fire in Xiguan and the destruction of the merchant army, and he was thinking about which one to ask first.

Unconsciously, An Yi's eyes were attracted by a three-story western-style building with beautiful Romanesque columns diagonally opposite, and the thick Hunan accent in the mouths of several young people who pleaded loudly in front of the gate of the western-style building made An Yi interested, and when he walked across the road and got closer to see what was going on, an ordinary signboard on the courtyard wall on the left side of the gate startled him: Whampoa Military Academy Preparatory Office.

An Yi thought to himself, isn't Huangpu doing it well? Why are you still in preparation? After careful consideration, I can understand the reason, probably not long before the time to set up the preparatory office, it is not surprising that this card is still hanging here, and it is more beneficial for this place in the downtown area to continue to be used as a liaison office for military schools.

The two staff members in gray military uniforms were obviously impatient with the noisy young people at the door, and after a few loud scoldings, the seven or eight young people with pleading faces immediately returned to their schools, but the young people did not want to miss the opportunity and continued to explain their complaints, but the two staff members had already dodged into the courtyard and closed the beautiful iron gate of the flower fence.

An Yi became curious, approached the courtyard wall and carefully watched the posted "Admissions Profile", and after reading a few rows of words with great effort, he was suddenly hit by someone, if it weren't for the quick reaction that he had developed from playing basketball for several years, An Yi's head would have been hit on the courtyard wall. When An Yi stood firm against the wall, the handsome and heroic young man who bumped into him had already come to him and apologized with a smile: "I'm sorry, I was talking for a while, and I didn't pay attention to you and bumped into you, are you hurt?" ”

An Yi didn't know who these people in front of him were, but he was kind and generous, and after listening to the other party's apology, he hurriedly waved his hand, and said with a smile in standard Mandarin: "It's okay, I'm not an old guy who fell apart when he hit a bone." ”

Several people on the other side had already gathered around, and they all smiled friendly when they saw An Yi so kind. One of them, a short-haired young man who was not tall and about the same age as An Yi, was very careful, and after listening to An Yi's words, he immediately realized that he was not a local, and then saw An Yi tall and elegant, thinking that he was also a provincial student who came to apply for the Whampoa Military Academy, so he stepped forward and asked with interest: "Brother, is he also here to apply for the military academy?" But the second phase has already been enrolled, and the third term has not yet reached the exam date, is it not the right time for my brother? ”

An Yi hurriedly explained: "No, no, I'm not here to apply for the exam, but I just passed by here and saw the enrollment brochure on the wall and stopped being curious for a while, at first I thought it was a job advertisement." ”

Several people had different reactions when they heard it, and it seemed that they wanted to say goodbye and leave.

The young man who hit the person apologized and said to An Yi: "We are the cadets of the Army Lecture Hall in the base camp, but our Lecture Hall instructors have few and no formal education, and everyone is unwilling to continue to stay, and no one accepts the appeal to the Whampoa Military Academy, so today I came to react to the situation again, and I was a little excited after being rejected and I don't remember to look at the road, I'm sorry!" ”

"It's fine."

An Yi thought about it and felt that it was wrong: "Since you are military cadets, why don't you wear military uniforms?" Just now I saw a few Whampoa students giving speeches in the First Park, but they were all dressed in military uniforms, you ......."

The short-haired young man saw his companion hesitating, and took over the topic with a grin: "Let's tell you the truth, no one is in charge of the martial arts hall anymore, and eating is a problem, we have no choice but to change into civilian clothes and rush here to appeal, I want the base camp to transfer us to the Whampoa Military Academy, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of time?" Dude, what is your last name? It must have been a long time since you came to Guangzhou, right? Where to go up? It's a pity that you don't serve the country with your physique! ”

An Yi smiled embarrassedly: "I'll be honest too, my name is An Yi, the safe An Yi, my hometown is in Sichuan, I just came to Guangzhou for a few days, and I was almost beheaded as a merchant army, and then I was sick, I just hadn't eaten for a few days, and I came out to find something to do, otherwise I don't know how to live." ”

As soon as everyone heard An Yi's honest words, he was tall and handsome, and he had a good impression, plus a few of them also secretly left the North School Field to lecture on martial arts, and there was not much left of the entanglement on his body, and he had nowhere to go after being rejected by the staff of the Military Academy Preparatory Office, which was quite a bit of sympathy, so they all walked to the courtyard wall and formed a circle, and chatted with this kind young man who could speak beautiful Mandarin.

The handsome young man who bumped into An Yi introduced himself kindly: "My name is Chen Mingren, the youngest is Li Mo'an, this is Liu Huan, this is Zuo Quan, this is Li Wen, Ding Delong, Chen Qili, we are all Hunan villagers...... Feed! Dude, what's wrong with you? ”

An Yi stared at Zuo Quan on the side with his mouth open, and it was hard to believe that this person who looked a little like the prime minister of the republic was Zuo Quan. An Yi's face was full of consternation, and when he heard Chen Mingren's words, he came back to his senses, and suddenly remembered that the handsome person in front of him was the famous Chen Mingren and was stunned again, limited to the poverty of historical knowledge An Yi didn't know a few other people, but he was deeply impressed by the names of Zuo Quan and Chen Mingren.

In everyone's puzzled gaze, An Yi quickly adjusted his mentality and scratched his head embarrassedly: "Hehe! It's nothing, I just think you should go to Whampoa. When I passed by the first park just now, I heard two girls pointing to a few Whampoa students on the high platform and discussing, saying that all the Whampoa student leaders on the high platform were Whampoa student leaders, the one on the left was very eloquent and personable, the one with a very good mouth and demeanor was called Jiang Xianyun, the little white face who was giving a speech was called Zeng Heqing, and the other seemed to be called He Xinhan...... I was in a hurry and left without paying much attention. Brothers, I think you are all generals, it would be a pity if you can't go to Huangpu, why don't you rush to the park in the north, find that Jiang Xianyun and He Zhenhan and them, and let them help intercede in front of Lao Jiang, everyone is a young man who must be easy to talk, maybe it will be done soon. ”

"What? You actually call the respected Principal Jiang Lao Jiang? Tindelon, who had a serious and unsmiling demeanor, was not happy.

"That's right! He Jinhan is from Yuezhou, Hunan, and he will definitely not refuse to help. "Liu Huan, who is stocky and big-eared, doesn't care if An Yi is disrespectful to Principal Jiang at this time, after all, his future is important. It's also interesting to say, Liu Jian shouted that everyone forgot An Yi's disrespect.

Zuo Quan, who had not spoken, spoke: "This is not a bad way, I heard that Jiang Wushan (Jiang Xianyun's trade name) has won the trust of President Jiang, and served as the secretary of the Russian adviser, and is very prestigious among his colleagues in Whampoa and the revolutionary army, if you can ask him for help, there is great hope." ”

"yes......"

"I agree!"

"Let's go right away."

A group of hot-blooded young people who were nervously discussing for their own future forgot An Yi's existence, An Yi didn't care about it, and hurriedly quit and left when he thought of finding a shop to apply for a job. Chen Mingren also politely said goodbye to An Yi, and as soon as An Yi left, a few people quickly walked north.

Fortunately for Chen Mingren and others, Jiang Xianyun and He Jinhan were very enthusiastic when they saw these unlucky fellows, and immediately expressed their willingness to help after hearing what happened to a few people, and sure enough, this matter was done in less than half a month: Jiang Xianyun said that Borodin, who loved talents, had moved the principal Chiang Kai-shek, and as soon as Generalissimo Sun Yat-sen, who was alarmed by the two reports, raised the matter at the regular meeting, it was immediately echoed by the majority of the people.

At 11:30 a.m., the "Nanyang," a large electric ship dedicated to the Huangpu Military Academy, carried the 146 fully armed and enthusiastic young men to the dock at the military academy.

An Yi was unaware and indifferent to all this, and after breaking up with Chen Mingren and others, he continued to walk east along Nandi Road, striving to find a job that could make ends meet in the shortest possible time.

The reason why he didn't apply for the military academy is not that he doesn't know the huge opportunities contained in it, but that he really doesn't have such ability, An Yi, who read the first few articles of the "Enrollment Profile", is very self-aware, just imagine: A person who has no identity certificate, no academic qualifications, no Kuomintang members as a guarantee, can't even read all traditional Chinese characters and can't write calligraphy, wouldn't it be humiliating to go to the military academy?

Again, on the night that just came, An Yi was so shocked by the rampant killing that he still woke up from his nightmare until last night. The unscrupulous injuries of the gangsters on the Jiuyan Bridge in Chengdu, and the bloody killing and revenge on the Pearl River Wharf have cast a huge shadow in his heart.

At this time, he has long lost the heroic and commanding bearing on the court, and he has not had the boldness to talk about everything with his co-workers and students, and has become cautious and cautious, thinking twice about everything.

It is no wonder that an eighteen-year-old young man who has just entered social work for less than a year suddenly encountered this unbelievable series of changes.