In the first-grade classroom of Wuhu Primary School, Liu Mei stood on the podium and bowed slightly to the students below.

"See you again, classmates..."

"Teacher, see you again..."

Hearing Liu Mei's words, the students also hurriedly got up and echoed, just like Yan Shao did when he was in elementary school in the later world.

After walking out of the classroom, Liu Mei returned to the teacher's office after responding to the students who said hello to Lu, where the teachers of several other classes had also returned and were packing up their things to get ready for work.

Stuffing everything into the quilt bag, Liu Mei was about to leave, when a female teacher next to her, who looked to be in her early 40s, suddenly spoke.

"Koyanagi, how is it, I heard that your student dropped out?"

"Students?" Liu Mei was stunned for a moment, and then reflected that what she said was actually Fumiko, so she quickly replied. "Yes, An Qing has recovered, and I heard that she also followed..."

"So—" The middle-aged woman's eyes flashed slightly. It's no wonder, after all, you always have to follow..."

"Yes, yes," another teacher chimed in.

In order to avoid the occurrence of campus 'news' like that of later generations, almost all schools under the group are female teachers, except for physical education teachers and those who stayed behind. In this way, there is naturally no need to worry about the school being like the future generations, and there will be any bad news.

As for whether there will be female teachers who forcibly treat male students...... Chinese women in this era should not have been infatuated to that point, and even if it really happened, the boy was not necessarily the victim, but the ultimate fantasy of every boy's adolescence was realized. (A line from an American movie.) Whether this is really the case depends on the wisdom of the benevolent and the wise, but the premise of this is that the teacher must be young and beautiful first, otherwise it may be really huge for the students... ）

All the students in the school, except for the PE teachers and those who stayed behind, were all women. Of course, this will not cause any headaches, but there are other troubles, such as the gossip inherent in women.

Will there be a woman who is not interested in gossip? Maybe, but it's definitely less than the white dolphin, so there will be a lot of gossip in the school every day.

And for these female teachers, Fumiko's life experience is one of their most enthusiastic gossip.

Although when Fumiko transferred to the class, the principal had already signaled Liu Mei to keep it a secret. But women, how many can be kept secret? So it didn't take long for all the teachers in the school to know the truth, and the gaze when looking at Fumiko became very weird...

Especially some time ago, Anqing was recovered. After Fumiko followed him to Anqing...

That's right, at the parent-teacher conference, Kaoru Otsuki did say that he just didn't have a place to go, so he temporarily lived in Yan Shao's home. But if there is no special reason. Who will take care of a mother and daughter for more than a year. And there are no requirements?

Besides, if it's just a sojourn, then it's good to continue to stay in Wuhu, why should the mother and daughter go over together after the recovery of Anqing?

It's clear...

Ahem, some things don't seem to be too detailed...

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In the classroom, Liu Mei and a few other teachers muttered, and after fully satisfying their gossip psychology, they walked out of the classroom with their handbags.

At the gate of the school, countless students are walking out of the gate.

At this time, the primary school had almost 1,000 students. How terrifying it is to imagine the sight of more than 1,000 students commuting to and from school together...... Ahem, it seems that most of the elementary schools in later generations are like this? At least when Yan Shao was in elementary school...

Not far from the elementary school is a row of shops and snacks. Many parents of students are pestering their children and have to take a few cents out of their wallets to buy snacks for them.

In fact, Liu Mei also wants to eat, but usually in front of the students, she is always emphasizing the uncleanliness of these street foods, and now if she gets together, it will inevitably go against her image in front of the students in the past, so she endured the greed in her stomach, and walked past the food stall at a faster pace.

It wasn't until she came to a street where there were few students that she was somewhat satisfied to buy some snacks from a stall and plan to take them home.

Returning to her own accommodation, Liu Mei took out the key and inserted it into the lock. It's just that when she opens the door, then closes it, puts the things she bought on the table, and is about to enjoy the after-work time, she finds two men sitting in the room, looking at her with cold eyes.

With an exclamation, Liu Mei turned around and wanted to run away, but at this time, the door behind him was closed at some point. With his back against the door, Liu Mei looked at the two men who were walking slowly with frightened eyes, and many scenes from horror novels had already appeared in his mind.

Seriously speaking, the security of Wuhu New Town, where Liu Mei lives, is excellent.

The so-called 'Cang Liao knows etiquette, food and clothing are enough to know honor and disgrace', people who live in the new city are either working in the group, or the family members of the group's employees. With an income of at least 6 yuan a month, the workers and their families in the city are already many times better off than those outside.

Of course, in addition to the good life, the main thing that really makes a difference is the powerful police and the special affairs department hidden in the shadows. It is precisely because of their daily hard work that this city has become the city with the lowest crime rate in the country, not to mention things like murder, even ordinary thefts and robberies, there may not be a few cases a month, and it is also because of this relationship that Liu Mei, who has never encountered this kind of thing, suddenly didn't know what to do.

However, just as Liu Mei was thinking about what these people would do to him next, his heart was full of horror and a little anticipation (?). The two men stopped in front of her, and at the same time took out their own documents.

"Don't be afraid, we're from the Secret Service..."

Looking at the documents that the two people took out, the fear in Liu Mei's heart still did not decrease at all, after all, who knows whether they are real or fake, even if there are documents, can't the documents be forged.

Seeing Liu Mei's appearance, the two also looked a little helpless. They also know that they look too much like bad people who have broken into the house, but they can't help it, who called this an arrangement from above.

After a deep groan. The two directly said their intentions.

"That's right, our bureau is going to recruit some special spies, because this matter needs to be done secretly, so we will use this kind of presumptuous means..."

On Anqing's side, after Yan Shao returned to Anqing by boat, Caterina told him about the incident and took him to the Special Affairs Bureau by the way. After seeing the group of soldiers who have been trained into muscular men for 5 kilometers a day. Yan Shao also had to admit that these people were indeed only suitable for action, if they were replaced by other espionage missions. It's really easy to expose your identity.

Of course, if they have undergone rigorous training, it is not impossible for them to change their temperament, but it may take a long time. And these people are veterans who are used to guns. Even if something else can change. The calluses on one hand of the hand cannot be changed.

So, after a moment of silence, he nodded and agreed to Katerina's request. In other words, we recruit from within the group. The group is now involved in many aspects, whether it is workers, farmers, doctors, nurses or various other industries, and even scientists, so there is no need to worry about this aspect at all.

And Liu Mei, as an excellent teacher, is naturally included.

After listening to the two people describe their intentions, Liu Mei fell into deep thought, and at the same time, the two people who came to recruit him were holding their arms in their arms. They weren't worried that Liu Mei would refuse. Because they had investigated Liu Mei's family situation before coming, they knew very well that the woman in front of them was not willing to live an ordinary life. If it weren't for that, she wouldn't have come from Shanghai to work as a teacher in Wuhu.

It's just that although the teacher's life is good, but after all, it can't satisfy her, and if she is given a new choice in front of her, the probability that she will agree is at least eighty percent...

And it turned out exactly as she thought, and the next day, she submitted her resignation to the school, and then followed the two and many others who also nodded in agreement to take a boat to Wuhu for vocational training before going to work.

Although they are also considered to be good in their respective industries, there is still a lot to learn if they want to be a spy officer...

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Outside Suzhou, soldiers of the Anhui Revolutionary Army were lying in trenches, smoking leisurely.

The trenches were just dug out, in fact, many soldiers felt that there was no need to dig trenches at all, after all, there were less than 1,000 people in Suzhou City, and half of them were Minzhuang, but they came with two battalions of troops this time, and there was no problem at all in cleaning up the guys inside.

"If you want me to say, the division commander is too cautious, there is no need to be so careful with those guys in the city, just go straight in..."

Gently exhaling a smoke ring, Lu Gao said with a relaxed expression.

He had just finished digging the trenches, and now he smoked a cigarette, which was indeed a very happy thing for him.

And his words quickly resonated in the class.

No way, digging trenches is a physically demanding job, and if it weren't necessary, no one would want to dig trenches with a shovel. Especially when this trench is useless after being tired and half dead.

Of course, the soldiers' complaints could not reach Zhang Ying's ears, and at this time, Zhang Ying was analyzing how to enter Suzhou City with his subordinates.

"It's the old way, the artillery and machine gunners suppress it, and then blow open the gates with explosives packs..."

Standing beside Zhang Ying, a battalion commander said. And his words quickly caused a response within the command.

There are only two regiments in the first division now, and one of them was left in Anqing, so by Zhang Ying's side, the battalion commander has become the second person after him—————— if you don't count the deputy division commander and chief of staff.

At this time, the post of chief of staff already existed in the late Qing Dynasty, and although the staff organization equivalent to the headquarters existed in ancient times, the emergence of the headquarters in China with real modern significance began with the formation and training of the new army at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Before that, the armies, such as the Hunan and Huai armies, the Eight Banners, the Green Battalion, and the Patrol Battalion, all took the battalion as the basic unit, and this was the case even at the beginning of the new army's training.

The staff of the battalion is generally composed of 1 copywriter, 3 committee members, 1 doctor, 1 horse doctor, plus a number of guards, buglers, and husbands. The military units above the battalion are temporarily organized, and their staff members are even more temporary. It's just a little bit more numerous. It can be said that until this time, the military staff organs still did not get rid of the previous pattern. Until around 1904. A completely new military structure was born out of the old barracks, and the modern headquarters came out along with the new one.

The basic strategic unit of the new army, the 'town' (division), has a number of arms such as infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineering, and baggage; compared with the previous situation when the army mainly used battalions as the basic unit, had a single branch of the army, and had simple combat methods, the army has increased in size, the degree of synthesis has increased, and weapons have developed. Tactics have changed, command has become more difficult, and it is no longer possible to rely on a single commander and a small number of staff members to carry out effective command in a simple way. Therefore, there has also been a big leap forward in the command structure, that is, the establishment of operational organs —————— command offices at all levels above the town level.

According to the army rules approved by the training department to the Qing court in 1904. The headquarters of the town has a "chief staff officer." Zanzo ordered that it was appropriate to draw a second class staff officer, a third class staff officer, a middle officer, a deacon officer, a first class clerk, a law enforcement officer, a quartermaster officer, an ordnance officer, a regular army medical officer, a regular horse medical officer, a division officer, and a secretary general."

Similar structures have been set up all the way down to the battalion level, but they have been reduced gradually. Although the name is not called the Command Office, it performs the same function.

Compared with the past, it can be said that the new army has developed by leaps and bounds. It's just that in later generations, compared with the rank of chief of staff, the regulations were still relatively low. For example, the establishment rank of a corps commander is general, the division commander is a lieutenant general, and the brigade commander is a major general. And the rank of chief of staff of the corps is only major general, and the rank of chief of staff of the division is only colonel. The rank of chief of staff of the corps is lower than that of the division commander. The rank of division chief of staff is lower than that of a brigade commander.

But even so, the division chief of staff was still one piece higher than the battalion commander after all, so after hearing the battalion commander say this, the chief of staff quickly shook his head and said. "The news from the south that Bairun Mountain has captured Huizhou, counting the cities of Hefei and Huainan that we have captured, Suzhou is already the last city in Anhui that has not been recovered, since there is only the last one left, there is no need to fight for the lives of the brothers, we can try to talk to the people in the city to see if we can solve the problem in a peaceful way..."

Indeed, seeing that there is only one city left, if this is solved, Anhui will be able to restore peace, if it is killed at this most critical moment, the dead soldiers are really too wronged.

Hearing the words of the chief of staff, Zhang Ying was also silent.

On this way north, although the 1st Division fought very easily, it was not without casualties. Along the way, the first division suffered at least more than 100 casualties, although it was very small compared to those who resisted the new army, but for the first division, which only had about 2,000 men, this was already a lot of casualties.

Seeing that Suzhou had become the last city, Zhang Ying didn't want his soldiers to bleed in vain, so after thinking about it, Zhang Ying nodded and agreed with the chief of staff's proposal.

"So, you have someone send a letter to the city, saying that we are willing to guarantee their safety as long as the people inside agree to surrender..."

Seeing that Zhang Ying had already made a decision, the others did not say much, but did what they said.

In fact, at this point, most of the cities that have not yet been declared to be recovered are in the hands of officials who have died in the Qing Dynasty, and there is very little possibility that such people will surrender, and most of them have the idea of serving the country with loyalty—————— anyway, the revolutionary army has gone all the way north, and there has been no rumor of burning, killing and looting, and it seems that there is no harassment of the officials' families, even those who resolutely resist.

Since this is the case, those officials who want to repay the country with death naturally have no worries.

It's just that they don't, but the people under them don't necessarily don't, which is one of the reasons why the chief of staff would propose this. There are actually many counties and towns along the road who want to repay the country with death, but most of these guys are tied up and sent out by the people under their hands.

The chief's proposal was sent to these people, as long as these people were willing to surrender, even if the Suzhou prefect wanted to continue to resist, it was useless.

In fact, this time when they went south and north, except for the Huizhou side because Chen Gaoju tied up the families of the officers in the city, which made them have to fight hard, the resistance of the cities in the north was not very fierce, and some cities really couldn't beat it, so they basically gave up directly.

After sending people into the city, the chief of staff and Zhang Ying were full of expectations that the patrol battalion in the city would tie up the prefect and send it to them, so that they could also recover the last city in Anhui without bloodshed.

Later, as they wished, gunshots were heard in the city, and according to the past management, such gunshots were usually heard because of resistance when the officers who decided to surrender went to the prefect's yamen to kidnap people.

However, compared with the patrol battalion with hundreds of people, although the prefect also has some personal soldiers, it is far from the patrol battalion in terms of quality and quantity, so the most common winner will be the patrol battalion.

It's just that the result this time seems to be a bit unexpected by Zhang Ying and the chief of staff, the patrol battalion in the city did go to the prefect's yamen as they expected, but it was not them who won the most, but the prefect of Suzhou...

When they got the news from the patrol camp that they had finally pulled out of Suzhou City, Zhang Ying and the chief of staff shrugged helplessly, and could only order the siege of the city.

Although the prefect of Suzhou drove the patrol battalion out of the city with a superior number of people and a small number of personal soldiers, Suzhou also became vulnerable after losing the patrol battalion. After holding on for more than two hours, this central city in the northeast of Anhui Province and the regional central city at the intersection of Sulu, Henan and Anhui provinces was recovered. The prefect Zhao Yumin swore not to surrender, and Zhang Ying could only give him a vigorous death at his request—————— and transferred the six mountain cannons to bombard the prefect's yamen for more than ten minutes.

With the occupation of Suzhou by the First Division, there was no city loyal to the Qing court in Anhui Province, and Anhui was declared completely recovered... (To be continued......)