At dusk, after a full meal, 600 officers and men of the naval division of the Shangyuan Qianhu Institute, who had participated in the voyage of Tianjin Port after strict training, lined up in a neat line with 80 Franc machine instructors, and boarded two 450-class warships and four 500-ton modified warships to begin preparations before setting sail.

On the wharf, Zhu Daolin personally selected 3,000 young men from the 17,000 officers and soldiers, lined up in six squares, straightened up their waists under the command of the six acting battalion commanders, stood straight, and saluted Zhu Daolin, who slowly walked to the front of the team.

Standing in front of 3,000 young men wearing 85-style yellow-green short-sleeved summer clothes, armed belts around their waists, and green liberation shoes, Zhu Daolin suddenly felt a trance.

If it weren't for the fact that every young man had a black cloth towel tied up on his head and a spring embroidered spring knife made by the ironwork workshop hanging around his waist, I am afraid that Zhu Daolin would really be lost in an instant, thinking that he had returned to his youth.

Xu Wentao, the deputy of the water division, trotted for a while, came to the front of Zhu Daolin's side and stood up and saluted, and after receiving Zhu Daolin's return salute, he turned right on the spot, facing the 3,000 young people, and issued a loud order: "Tang Shilin, Zhao Jiuchuan, Luo Baogen, Li Yao, Ding Erxiong, Zhao Wude, come out!" ”

The six acting battalion commanders of Zhu Daolin's personal order trotted forward with excitement, came to Zhu Daolin's three meters in front of them, lined up in a horizontal line, raised their right hands and gave a military salute that was not yet standardized.

Zhu Daolin solemnly returned the salute, and Xu Wentao shouted in a long voice: "The ceremony of awarding the knife and the flag will start now!" ”

Under the gaze of thousands of blazing eyes, Zhu Daolin raised his legs forward, came to stand in front of Tang Shilin, who was standing at the first place in the queue, and sincerely looked at the worried eyes of the former Yingchuan Wei Zongqi, who was strong and dark-skinned:

"You can carry a subordinate with a broken leg on your back while fleeing, and lead more than 50 brothers under your command who have no father or mother to walk 200 miles, which is enough to show your excellent character and military spirit!"

"Therefore, I trust in your character and value your ability, and I have ordered that all the resettlement sites for the victims of the disaster put up notices to search for you and your dozens of brothers in a hundred households, and as long as they can reach the north shore, whether it is one or two or two hundred, I will immediately bring them back and settle down, and then send them to Longtan to reunite with your brothers."

"Please also believe me here, believe in all the brothers of the Jiangnan Water Master Shangyuan Thousand Households, and believe in the fathers and brothers of Ziyangguan and Hushan Manor!"

"General......

Tang Shilin, who was unshaven, burst into tears.

Zhu Daolin took the unpretentious special Tang knife from the guards beside him, and turned to Tang Shilin, whose face was full of tears: "Acting battalion commander Tang Shilin!" ”

"The subordinates are here!"

Tang Shilin suddenly wiped away his tears and puffed up his chest.

"I hope you can use this long knife to protect yourself, protect your relatives, and defend the Ming Dynasty! Take the knife! Zhu Daolin sent the long knife to Tang Shilin with both hands.

Tang Shilin knelt down with a "poof", raised his trembling hands, and responded with tears: "General Xie!" The subordinates will remember the kindness of the general for the rest of their lives, and they will follow them to the death! ”

Zhu Daolin put the long knife in Tang Shilin's hand, took advantage of the situation to help him up, bent down and patted the dust on his knees, then straightened up, punched lightly in his thick chest, and then turned to the second young and tall Zhao Jiuchuan, a series of actions like brothers for many years, moved the officers and soldiers in the audience to tears.

Next, every time Zhu Daolin awarded a Tang knife, he would say a few words to the man who accepted the long knife, not only accurately calling out the other party's name and understanding the other party's advantages and abilities, but also every sentence was as simple and unpretentious as the Tang knife he gifted, but it could penetrate the other party's heart, making the other party grateful and weeping, and couldn't help but bow and worship.

The knife presentation ceremony ended, and the exciting flag presentation ceremony began.

There were no drums, no cheers, just a temporary flaming red battle flag, on which were sewn with three block letters in carefully cut white silk: Longtan Battalion!

Tang Shilin, on behalf of the 3,000 brothers, took the battle flag, turned to the excited brothers, held the battle flag high, and shouted with all his might: "Longtan Battalion-"

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! Wansheng! ”

The fanatical cheers of the 3,000 elites soared into the sky, shaking the attention of several miles in a radius, and Xu Wentao, who was full of emotion in his heart, struck while the iron was hot and loudly issued the order to board the ship.

After saluting Zhu Daolin and Xu Wentao, the six acting battalion commanders clutched the precious sabers they had just obtained, and returned to the front of their team with great pride, boarding the ship in an orderly manner under the guidance of the officers of the naval division.

The instructor captain Simeno, who was dressed in leather armor, came to Zhu Daolin, who was silently observing, and expressed his feelings with admiration on his face:

"General, you are the best general I have ever met, and a terrible politician, I dare not imagine how much you and your army will grow in three years? Perhaps, you and your army will become the most powerful military force in the East, enough to compete with the army of a country. ”

Zhu Daolin thought for a while: "Otherwise, don't leave in three years, you don't have a chance to be a marshal, but it is still very promising to be promoted to the general of the Ming Empire's navy." ”

Simeno was stunned when he heard this, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his chestnut eyes shone brightly.

Zhu Daolin patted him on the shoulder, straightened the black gauze hat on his head, raised his head and strode onto the boat.

Behind him, the four senior brothers from the Ziyang Martial Arts immediately followed, leaving Simeno alone on the dock, staring at Zhu Daolin's tall figure on the side of the ship for a long time.

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PS: December is coming, Xiaohuo asks for guaranteed monthly ticket support! (To be continued......)