"Hello, Don." found out that it was an acquaintance, and Skerst, who had always boasted of his aristocratic demeanor, took the initiative to nod to Tang Nianzu, "You are dressed so strangely, if you don't speak, I won't recognize you at all." ”

"Oh, this, this is a new type of winter suit that has just been issued." Tang Nianzu patted his clothes, smiled humbly, but said with a show off, "As you can see, this kind of clothes are made of new fabrics, as if they are made of nanometers, which are not only more warm and breathable than ordinary cotton clothes, but also lighter and dirt-resistant...... Well, I just put it on, too, but I didn't expect you guys to come, it's really funny. ”

Speaking of this, without waiting for Skerst to speak, Tang Nianzu took off the pair of yellow-green reflective glasses again: "And this, seeing that you just stared at this, you must also feel strange, right?" In fact, this is our newly issued snow goggles, which are used to protect the eyes.

Wearing these glasses can not only protect against the wind, but also prevent the reflection in the snow and the damage of the sun's rays to the eyes, and of course, it can also play a certain camouflage role. But the most wonderful thing is that this thing is not afraid of falling, even if we accidentally fall, it will not break and hurt our eyes, well, in short, it has a lot of benefits, it's beautiful, isn't it? ”

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It didn't seem to get the praise and surprise he imagined, Tang Nianzu was a little disappointed, but he quickly reacted and took the initiative to ask: "By the way, general, on such a cold day, why don't you stay in your house, what are you doing here?" ”

"I ......"

As soon as Skerst said a word, Tang Nianzu suddenly said: "Look at me, it's so rude, it's so cold here, let's stop standing here and talking, let's go into the sentry box, it's warmer inside than here." ”

After speaking, Tang Nianzu took the initiative to stretch out his hand and invite them into the sentry box.

Although he was interrupted to speak, which made Skerst very uncomfortable, but seeing that people were so enthusiastic, and now that he was a prisoner, it was really cold outside, so he didn't say anything more, nodded, and followed Tang Nianzu into the square building, which was called the sentry box.

As soon as he entered this sentry box made of a large amount of glass, Skerst immediately felt a rush of warmth, and at the same time, he soon saw that there were two other people inside, these two people were fiddling with the clothes on their bodies, and looking at the clothes, they seemed to be exactly the same as the clothes on Tang Nianzu's body.

After discovering that Tang Nianzu led Skester and Wells in, one of the red-faced men with a beard on his face immediately stopped what he was doing, vigilantly took out his pistol, pointed at Skester and said an English word loudly: "Sidaopu!" Pute, Apu, want a man! ”

The deterrence of the muzzle, coupled with the toothache-giving four-way puel man, made Skerst immediately understand the meaning of the other party, so he immediately stopped, but because he was reserved, he did not raise his hand.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Seeing this situation, Tang Nianzu immediately played a round field in Chinese, "Sergeant Chen, what is this for, quickly put down the gun and beware of misfire." ”

Hearing what the other party said, and finding that the two foreign devils were really obedient to stop, the bearded man continued to point a gun at the other party, and asked Tang Nianzu in Mandarin with a Henan flavor: "Xiao Tang, what's the matter?" You brought these two foreign devils? Not to coerce you? ”

"Of course I brought it on my own initiative, who can coerce me in this place?" Tang Nianzu said.

"Are you crazy?" The beard glared, "This is the sentry box, why are you bringing these two foreign devil captives here?" ”

"Oh, the two of them came here to ask something, and I didn't see that it was cold outside, so I beckoned them to come in and roast the fire." Tang Nianzu smiled, "The commander told me to take good care of this American general, so I'm also on a mission." ”

"But this is not in order, Staff Officer Tang." Another black-faced man, who also took out a pistol and pointed it at Skerst, but looked much younger, said in Mandarin with a Cantonese flavor, "This is the sentry box, which is the station of the guards, and according to the regulations, only the guards can enter." So, if you want to ask questions, you should go to the place where they stay, you can't lead people here! ”

"Yes, yes, that's it!" The bearded man nodded, "Xiao Zhang is right, you can't enter irrelevant guys here, especially these two foreign devil captives!" ”

Speaking of this, the bearded man stretched out his hand and pointed at the Wales: "The so-called people who are not of my race will have different hearts." Staff Officer Tang, you are a cultural person and kind-hearted, I don't blame you, but you don't know, this foreign devil is not at ease at all. Don't say anything else, just this guy, he came over to chirp a lot of crooked chase before, I asked Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhang said that he wanted to see the commander! And right away!

Hmph, what kind of character is the commander? Is that what you want to see? Besides, as soon as he was captured, why did he point fingers at us? You didn't see it, this guy was arrogant at that time, and he was pointing fingers at us, he really thought he was a character, if it wasn't for Xiao Zhang, Lao Tzu would have kicked him to death. ”

Seemingly aware of talking about himself, although he could not understand Chinese, Wales also began to report to Skerst that it was the bearded man who refused his request and almost beat himself.

"Hey, what are you muttering?" The beard shouted loudly to Wales, and then asked his partner next to him, "Xiao Zhang, what are they talking about, you translate for me!" ”

"It's too far away, and they are so quiet that I can't hear them clearly." The little Zhang shook his head.

"Enough!" Tang Nianzu frowned suddenly, and then looked at the bearded man sternly, "Sergeant Chen!" These two men, although they were captives, were important people! According to the principle of war, prisoners of war must be treated humanely and fairly, and cannot be bullied at will. Is there still a little bit of the demeanor of a great state? ”

"Hmph, Staff Officer Tang, don't you talk to me about the code of principles here!" The bearded man said disdainfully, "When Lao Tzu fought the Qing Demon back then, you didn't know where it was, even if he went to Hollywood later, Lao Tzu was also the first batch, and when he formed the Dream Division, Lao Tzu was still the first batch, hum, talk about principles and codes?" Did you tell Lao Tzu? I'm not afraid to tell you, Lao Tzu has this attitude towards these foreign devils, you have to be unaccustomed to it, you can sue me and see if I'll be fine! ”

"You!" Tang Nianzu stared at the beard, his face was full of anger, but he was a little helpless.

Indeed, according to his identity, Tang Nianzu is only a sergeant, and he is at the same level as that beard, so no one needs to be afraid of anyone.

In terms of qualifications, he is a little inferior, plus he is a person in the combat unit and a grassroots combat personnel, while Tang Nianzu is a person in the staff department and a civilian official, so there is naturally a layer of separation between the two parties.

However, in the past, Tang Nianzu had also dealt with this person, and the other party was not so difficult to deal with, but who knew that it had become like this now.

It seemed that seeing that Tang Nianzu couldn't get off the stage, the young man with a Cantonese accent quietly walked over, pulled Tang Nianzu's clothes, and whispered: "Staff Officer Tang, you don't know, Brother Chen was bullied by foreign devils when he was in Shanghai before, so Brother Chen hates foreign devils very much." Well, anyway, I think that's it, don't be unhappy about your own people for a few foreigners, don't you say? ”

"Okay." It seemed that there was a step, Tang Nianzu nodded at him, "Look at your face, this matter will be settled first." ”

After speaking, Tang Nianzu looked at the bearded man again: "Sergeant, forget it this time, but I hope you will pay attention to these two prisoners, which Commander Li has specially explained, and they must be optimistic and cannot be treated badly." I think, even if you don't pay attention to the rules and principles in your eyes, the commander will always listen to it, you don't want to say it, the commander's words are nothing, right? ”

"Don't talk to me! Lao Tzu doesn't eat this set! The beard glared, "Of course I have to listen to the commander's words, if it weren't for the commander, I could have allowed these two foreign devils to live to this day?" ”

"Senpai!" The soldier with the Cantonese accent immediately said urgently, "Pay attention when you speak, pay attention!" ”

"Humph!" After being reminded, the bearded man squeezed his fist, and then said to Tang Nianzu, "In short, for the sake of the clothes you sent over, I don't care about you, the next time you talk like this without rules, I will let you know what the superiority and humility in this army are." ”

"Okay, I really need to learn if I have a chance." Tang Nianzu was not to be outdone.

"Hey, hey." The beard squinted, and it was clear that he was really angry.

"Staff Officer Tang!" The little young soldier immediately came out and stopped between the two, and then said to Tang Nianzu, "Staff Officer Tang, don't you still want to ask these two foreigners?" It's better to hurry up and get down to business, delaying things is not good for anyone. ”

Tang Nianzu looked at the anxious look on the young soldier's face, and then looked at the sergeant with ill intentions shining in his eyes, and his heart was also inexplicably tight, and finally stopped being stubborn, snorted casually, and led the somewhat inexplicable Scester and Wales out of this small house.

When the three of them returned to the room where Scestert had stayed before, or the tent, Skerst took the initiative to ask: "Don, what happened to you just now, it seems that the other party is not very friendly with you?" ”

"Oh, a little misunderstanding, nothing." Of course, Tang Nianzu wouldn't tell Skest the truth, but just asked, "By the way, why did you go to the sentry box in this ghost weather?" Is there something going on? ”

"Yes." Skester nodded, "I wanted to meet with your Commander Li, so I sent Wales to report, but it seems to have been rejected, so I want to ask in person." ”

"Oh, that's right." Tang Nianzu nodded, probably understanding the reason.

As mentioned earlier, Scist and Wales are held in solitary confinement, but as a former commander of the Ohio Russian Regiment, his identity is there after all, in order to avoid outsiders from gossiping, or in order to make a show, Li Yongji treats them very well, except for not being able to leave the forbidden area, other aspects are basically responsive.

Even in order to make it convenient for them to communicate with the outside world, there are two translators, namely Tang Nianzu and Chen Jingtang.

Tang Nianzu didn't say it, that Chen Jingtang was the young man with a Cantonese accent in the sentry box before, the only difference was that he belonged to a member of the regular combat army, not a staff officer, and Tang Nianzu was not in the same system.

It was not Li Yongji's original intention to arrange two interpreters from different systems at the same time, after all, Li Yongji could not take care of everything, and he would not worry about such trivial matters, so this was actually the arrangement of Chief of Staff Sun Xiangbing, and the reason was naturally to balance the relationship between different systems within the army.

As the saying goes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and when external troubles are weak, there are internal worries, so not only has the government of the Chinese Empire begun to fight among themselves, but even the army has actually had such signs.

Not to mention far away, let's just say that the Chinese Expeditionary Force personally captured by Li Yongji has many factions within it, not only between the First Dream Division and the Second Dream Division brought by Shi Dakai, but also between the same division, which is slowly divided into factions one by one according to seniority and merit.

Generally speaking, the staff officers look down on the rude grassroots fighters, and the basic combat personnel look down on those staff officers who can only point fingers at the back and never dare to go to the battlefield head-on.

Of course, these things are all private matters, and no one dares to put them on the table, so naturally Li Yongji did not let Li Yongji know, but Sun Xiangbing, as the chief of staff, knows this in detail.

In line with the principle of sharing worries for the Lord, since Li Yongji didn't ask, Sun Xiangbing didn't take the initiative to say, but when he made specific arrangements for tasks, he always kept in mind the principle of balance, especially for things like guarding prisoners, he always had to send one person from both sides, in the name of enhancing understanding, in fact, it was balancing the forces of the two sides.

However, those thoughts are just one of Sun Xiangbing's ideas, and he also has a more secret idea, that is, he hopes to use the naturally generated factional disputes within the army to inject his prestige into the army.

The reason why this is so is because Sun Xiangbing knows Li Yongji's true identity, and it is precisely because he knows his true identity that Sun Xiangbing understands that Li Yongji will return to China sooner or later, and it is impossible for him to always be the commander of this expeditionary force.

Once the war of intervention in the American Civil War is over, Li Yongji is estimated to have to go back, and whether this army goes with him or continues to stay here, it will eventually need a head.

There is no doubt that Sun Xiangbing is eyeing the position of division commander of this Mengyi Division, and he has not thought of replacing Li Yongji, but only hopes that after Li Yongji leaves, he can serve as the commander of this unit.

This is the Dream First Division, the whole country, no, I'm afraid it is the only motorized division in the world, as far as Sun Xiangbing's eyes are concerned, such a division, if it lets go of its hands and feet, can at least fight against ten times the US army alone, even if the British and the French, the same.

Then, becoming the commander of such a division in the world, Sun Xiangbing will inevitably leave his name in history, and with this qualification as a springboard, his future will naturally be bright.

It is with this in mind that Sun Xiangbing has tried his best to achieve a balance within the army, no matter what position, in short, both sides must be involved, and the more this is done, the more natural struggles will be, once there is a struggle, he will deal with disputes as chief of staff, and the process of handling it is also an iron-faced and selfless face.

He did this in order to establish an image of fairness and justice, at least so that all forces would have a deeper impression of him, so as not to cause any problems at that time.

Not to mention whether Sun Xiangbing's idea can succeed, but at least one thing is certain, that is, in some innocuous little things, the participation of staff officers is getting higher and higher, and they are no longer limited to writing and painting in the staff headquarters, but have really penetrated into the grassroots of the army and become a real combat faction.

"I see." After listening to what Scester and Wales said, Tang Nianzu nodded, "Their approach is not very good, but one thing is not wrong, the commander has been very busy recently, and he really doesn't have time to see you, even if I am asked to apply, it is useless." ”

"If that's the case, then I won't look for Commander Li, but I don't know if you can answer me a question?" Scestert asked again.

"Okay, you say." Tang Nianzu nodded, "As long as I know and can speak, I must know everything." ”

"That's right." "I recently heard that you are prepared to be treated differently because you are short of cold supplies, and you Chinese and the Allies should prioritize ensuring that they are sufficient, but the captives are no longer in charge...... I want to ask, do you really want to care about the lives of our captives? Is it really going to freeze us to death? ”

Hearing what Scrut said, Tang Nianzu immediately frowned: "Where did you hear this news?" Who sued you? ”

"I wonder if it's really there?" Scist asked, staring at him.

"Before I say that, I want to know where you heard this news!" Tang Nianzu asked sternly.

After Skerst looked at him for a while, he finally sighed: "Well, I say, it was my adjutant Wales who sued me." ”

Hearing him say this, Tang Nianzu looked at Wales, and Wales nodded, and actually said in Chinese: "That's right, I heard it, I heard it from the guard soldiers in the outpost." Of course, all I heard was Chinese, well, maybe they didn't expect me to understand Chinese, so they didn't have any scruples about speaking, otherwise, they wouldn't have said it in front of me. ”

"Do you know Chinese?" Tang Nianzu was surprised, "Why didn't I know before? ”

"Yes, I know Chinese." Wales nodded, "Actually, I used to live in China with my father for a long time, so I can understand some Chinese, and the general is because I can understand Chinese, and I also have some understanding of China, of course, it is the former Qing Dynasty China, so I was retained as an adjutant." ”

"Alright, Don, now your doubts are solved." Scarct interjected, "Now it's up to you, it's time for you to answer my question, are you really planning to leave us alone and let us nearly 50,000 people freeze to death here?" ”R1152