Zhu Daolin grabbed Chu Mei's waist and strode towards the courtyard gate, then took out the key from the inside of the left doorpost and opened the small door under the side of the gate.

The greenery, blooming wildflowers, flocks of flying fishing gulls, and the wide and calm freshwater river outside the door immediately appeared in front of Chu Mei's eyes, making Chu Mei who walked out of the small door stunned.

The two sentries at the military dock quickly saw Zhu Daolin and the two, and one of them immediately shouted to his partner, and then rushed over with a flintlock pistol in his hand.

Zhu Daolin locked the small door from the outside and came to Chu Mei, who was staring at the countless crowds and buildings on the south bank in a daze: "Don't look at it yet, the sentry is here, say hello and we will go to the barracks, and then take a boat over to have a good look." ”

The sentry who came quickly was dozens of meters away, and finally saw clearly that it was Zhu Daolin, and accelerated his speed in excitement, and came to five meters in front of Zhu Daolin and Chu Mei, who subconsciously retreated, and stood up and saluted: "Report to the general, Yan Dingluo, the sentry of the third team of the Yingzhou Army Guard Battalion, is on duty, please give the general instructions!" ”

"Take a break."

Zhu Daolin gently pushed Chu Mei away, replied with a proper salute, and pointed to the chest position of his camouflage uniform: "I remember that you are a veteran of the garrison training team, look at the nameplate on your chest, have you been promoted to non-commissioned officer?" ”

The tall and thin Yan Dingluo was so excited that his face turned red: "Yes, general, my subordinates were fortunate to be the first batch of veterans to be promoted to non-commissioned officers after the whole army assessment at the end of April. ”

"Not bad! If it's okay, go back, and I'll just go to the camp myself. Zhu Daolin smiled kindly.

Yan Dingluo immediately saluted and turned around, and returned to his post at a trot.

Chu Mei was stunned for a long time, and slowly turned to Zhu Daolin, who was leading her forward: "What the hell is going on?" What did that long-haired soldier call you a general just now? ”

Zhu Daolin smiled, took Chu Mei's hand and turned to the boulevard crossing to the west: "I am indeed a general, or a very high-level kind, I will never lie to you." ”

"How is this possible? Could it be that you were forced to be discharged from the army back then? You have not left the army. Always on a secret mission? "Chu Mei was completely lost.

Zhu Daolin laughed, stopped, and solemnly told Chu Mei: "It's me who is not good, I took you through the ...... without your consent."

"This place is called Yingzhou, and there is another one you are more familiar with called Taiwan. The big river behind us is the Tamsui River, and the high mountain to the north is Yangmingshan, but I changed its name and now it is called Moon Mountain. ”

"The place where we are at the moment is on the north bank of the Tamsui River, which is the largest military camp on the entire Yingzhou Island, with more than 6,500 soldiers stationed here."

Chu Mei was dumbfounded when she heard this, she didn't believe it was true, and turned around a few times in anxiety. He also looked at the solid and flat stone road under his feet, the neat trees on both sides and the patches of green grass, which seemed to be the same as many military camps he knew, so he didn't believe Zhu Daolin's words at all.

Chu Mei, who didn't wait for anger, waved her fist, and the sound of dense footsteps came, Chu Mei hurriedly put down her hand, subconsciously hid behind Zhu Daolin, and soon saw more than a dozen soldiers wearing camouflage training uniforms running quickly. The forsythia long knife on each person's waist is thrown one by one, which is extremely eye-catching.

More than a dozen soldiers ran a few meters in front of Zhu Daolin. Hurriedly stopped, quickly finished the formation, and saluted Zhu Daolin, who was standing straight with his chest straight, and shouted "General" excitedly, which scared Chu Mei behind Zhu Daolin so much that she almost fainted.

"General, this is ...... It's my sister-in-law, right? Yang Dading, the commander of the Yingzhou Army, asked in surprise. The rest of the generals all looked at Chu Mei with surprised faces.

Zhu Daolin generously pulled Chu Mei to his side: "This is Chu Mei, my fiancée, she is taking care of my parents after I have been away from home for so many years...... Chu Mei, let me introduce you. This sturdy general's name is Yang Dading, the chief general of the Yingzhou Army, and he is also my junior brother. ”

"This older General Liu Yongqing, the deputy general of the Yingzhou Army, our big brother, the foreigner on the side is called Leon. Lieutenant Colonel Juan, chief of staff of the Yingzhou Army and artillery instructor, is from Spain, and the others are all commanders of various departments, and most of the smiling people in the back row are military officers. ”

The generals hurriedly saluted Chu Mei and greeted: "Hello sister-in-law!" ”

Chu Mei's face was flushed with shame suddenly, and she couldn't help hugging Zhu Daolin's arm and responding in a low voice: "Hello everyone!" My name is Chu Mei, and it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

When the generals heard such novel words, they were stunned, and they all looked at Zhu Daolin, who had a calm face.

Zhu Daolin hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't stand here, go back, Chu Mei and I haven't had breakfast yet." ”

The generals immediately moved and ran back to the military headquarters to order the kitchen to add food, leaving only Yang Dading, Liu Yongqing and Leon. Juan accompanied Zhu Daolin and the two of them together, asking about the battle of Liaodong that had just ended as they went.

After Zhu Daolin finished speaking, he turned to ask what happened to the Zheng family on the other side of the strait and the Dutch in the south of the island? Yang Dading immediately made a detailed report.

Chu Mei, who was stunned in her heart, pricked up her ears and listened for a while, the more she listened, the more surprised she became, the more confused she became, and she felt that everything was like a dream.

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After entering the wide and simple military headquarters in the north of the camp, Chu Mei, who had gradually calmed down, was even more confused, with red and black flags flying high at the door, guards wearing camouflage training uniforms and holding ancient flintlock pistols solemnly saluting, and a group of officers and soldiers who stood neatly and solemnly to salute Zhu Daolin from a distance along the way, and their faces were full of excitement......

Everything is so real and so incredible.

Passing through the solemn and simple lobby and entering the bright and clean dining room on the west side of the middle courtyard, dozens of officers respectfully invited Chu Mei and Zhu Daolin to sit down like stars holding the moon.

The restrained and restless Chu Mei lowered her head and quietly looked at the table, and the food on the table once again subverted her imagination: two bowls of golden millet porridge, a small blue rare wild yamato, a plate of delicate ham slices, a plate of rare boiled bird eggs, a plate of steamed sea bass and a plate of boiled sea shrimp, and finally a large plate of green cold wild vegetables, which Chu Mei had never seen before.

With Yang Dading's laughter and scolding, the gathered officers dispersed happily.

Zhu Daolin motioned to Yang Dading, Liu Yongqing and Leon who stayed behind. Juan dined together, picked up a beautiful boiled bird's egg, skillfully opened the shell and put it into Chu Mei's small plate, and peeled a prawn for Chu Mei, then grabbed a piece of purple wild yamyak, and talked to Yang Dading while eating.

Chu Mei timidly picked up the millet porridge, ate it slowly, and heard the conversation between Zhu Daolin and several officers that he wanted all the officers and soldiers to cut off their long hair, leaving only short hair, and couldn't help but look up at Zhu Daolin, who had long hair, and then turned to Yang Dading and the three, only to find that Yang Dading and Juan had short hair, and the eldest Liu Yongqing, like Zhu Daolin, had long hair tied up at will.

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PS: Thank you for the big reward from my sister and my brother, and thank you for the encouragement of a certain book friend in the book city! (To be continued.) )