In the recruit training camp in the outer islands, more than 300 recruits wearing winter military uniforms and deerskin gloves are conducting boring queue training on the snow-swept playground under the command of non-commissioned officers.

Almost eighty percent of the camp was made up of young Chinese from the Ming Dynasty, with a mix of European and Native American recruits. Judging from the personal registration data, most of them came from military posts in Liaodong, Shandong, Nanzhili and the coastal areas of Fujian. To put it simply, it is a group of special farmers cultivated by the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years.

Such a large group of impoverished, illiterate, and weakened peasants lost their military skills and became the hereditary slavery of the Ming Emperor's bureaucrats to shear their sheep.

Now, a new life seems to have begun, and when most of the jobs in the new world are unrewarding, they still have to choose to enlist in the army according to their inertia, and perhaps in their opinion, it may be the main content of their future life to continue to cultivate a slap-sized land for the officers.

Qiao Yan and Yu Shan, the original idea was basically the same, so the exciting scene of forgiving all the country's debts when they signed up for the army did not immediately change their judgment, and selling themselves to the army and selling themselves to officers were no different in their eyes.

But after a week, they quickly changed their minds, and a month later, they began to "despair" completely. They were not given even a single foot of arable land, and they were literally treated as soldiers.

Have been in the army for more than forty days, except for one day off every six days. Almost every day, Qiao Xian and Yu Shan were killed by the head of the Fanyi soldier surnamed "Ma", who was as strong as a cow. Drills, in addition to drills and drills, are also drills in full gear.

His uncle, even the battalion soldiers of the Ming Dynasty don't have such a drill method, right? Yu Shan scolded more than once when he was dreaming.

"Private in the mountains!"

Another familiar voice like a cow's bark came from not far away, and Yu Shan was agitated and came back to his senses.

"In!" Yu Shan hurriedly stood upright.

"Idiot, to say 'yes'! Call me corporal or sir! I've taught you countless times. You idiot! Idiot! Makarov blew his beard and glared.

"I resent any soldier in my squad for looking in the other direction as I spoke! Or be disrespectful to me when his name is called! The soldiers are in the mountains, and they are out of the ranks. Run 10 laps around the playground! Oh no, 20 laps! ”

Makarov had his hands behind his back and a whip in his tug. Qi Yu walked in front of the eight soldiers proudly, and his fierce expression made the recruits from the east tremble.

"Yes, corporal......" tightened the shoulder strap of the rifle, Yu Shan moved out of the queue with a bitter face, and looked back at his fellow countryman and comrade-in-arms Qiao Yan who didn't dare to come out of the queue with resentful eyes, "Why is it 20 laps again, why is it me ...... again?"

"If you can't finish it in an hour, you'll add 20 laps in the middle of the night!" Makarov had used the same tricks his former commander had used against him, and he had had the recruits play them several times in the middle of the night in the snow.

Yu Shan hurriedly rushed out like a rabbit. At the edge of the playground, there were more than a dozen unlucky ghosts who had been driven out of the queue of other recruits running, and Yu Shan joined the running team with ease.

The abundant food ration of high fat, high protein and high calories and the heavy load of exercise have unconsciously made Yu Shan's physique quietly change in the past dozens of days. Even though Yu Shan felt like he was running like a dying dog, he still maintained a lap rate every three minutes.

Look at your companion's fully armed weight-bearing lap that is worse than death. Qiao Yan's face was twitching.

"What a bunch of shit, but it's good that it's getting hard! You'll finally be able to tell the difference between the front and the back! Makarov's Mandarin Chinese has made the recruits adapt, "No matter what kind of noble life you used to live in the East, but in the army, you have to live like dogs!" Well, just like me. Have absolute obedience and courage. Because there are all kinds of barbarians here who will kill you. ”…,

The training continued, and the punished soldiers continued to run. On the playground, where the snow melted and froze stiff, people kept falling, and the thick and beautiful military uniforms of the soldiers were dirty.

But they don't have to feel distressed anymore, the previous behavior of a set of mandarin duck jackets that need to be turned inside out and worn for several years or even passed on to their sons is over, and they can get a new and clean military uniform at any time.

An hour passed quickly, and Yu Shan fell at least four or five times in the process, and when he re-stood in line, the whole person was wheezing violently from the intense exercise and lack of oxygen, the steel helmet was crooked, and the military uniform was cut by the rubble on the ground in several places.

It was almost noon, and almost every soldier felt a strong feeling of hunger, even if they didn't eat much for breakfast. But the whistle for the break did not wait, but a rhythmic small drum beat was beaten, which was the signal for the whole group to assemble.

All the officers and men of the recruit battalion began to line up on the playground, including those who had run half to their deaths. Qiao Xi and Yu Shan's squad was in the first row of the company's queue.

"Oh, it looks like a big official is coming. What's that, Major? Yu Shan helped the crooked steel helmet down, and the dead pig was still not afraid of boiling water, and whispered to Qiao Yan who was standing beside him.

In the distance, a Chinese officer with the rank of major walked over, accompanied by several lieutenant-level officers.

Looking around at these Chinese soldiers, most of whom were familiar with their faces, and seeing the queue that had begun to take shape under more than a month of hard training, He Yu, who had been promoted to major, nodded lightly.

"Soldiers, you once lived in all corners of this world, and now you are a glorious army soldier in the American Republic of China......"

“…… The state will soothe the pain of your past life and give you a new life that you have never seen before, and at the same time demand that you repay with absolute discipline, loyalty and courage! ”

“…… The fact that you have been selected means that you are the best soldiers in the world. We are the best civilization favored by all the supreme gods in this world, and they have entrusted you with the sacred mission of defeating an enemy and safeguarding the interests of the American Republic of China! ”

“…… The country will give you, the most powerful weapon of murder in the world, to achieve your mission, and any filthy elements who dare to invade the American Republic of China need to be defeated by you! ”

He has spoken many speeches to many recruits, and now he is reciting them like a stream from the mouth of He Yu. Qiao Yan raised his head and looked at the officer in front of him intently, feeling completely different from when he had listened to the lectures of the Lord of the Hundred Households in the Six Chelates before. But why is it different. He couldn't tell.

Unlike the still bewildered gaze of many Chinese soldiers, Makarov, who stood at the head of the line, was different. The corporal squirmed slightly, reading sentences that only he could hear. His eyes glowed with fiery.

Finally, the half-day training was over, and the hungry soldiers swarmed into the barracks cafeteria and began to enjoy one of the happiest parts of their day.

The entry of a large number of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty. The food in the new barracks has also changed accordingly, and the number of rice, white flour steamed buns, steamed buns, and noodles imported from Europe at high prices has increased significantly.

Even though the spices are lacking, large pieces of braised pork are still a favorite of Chinese soldiers, and dishes such as the more greasy roasted pork intestines are a great way for the exercised recruits to chew on them.

"When I save enough money, I will pick up my mother and eat noodles and buns every day after that......," Yu Shan chewed, he has changed many flavors of meals for more than a month, and the ideal of drinking porridge every day has become eating rice and braised pork, and now it has become eating noodles and buns.

"We are soldiers and work hard, and our food and salary are paid by the state. Of course, you can eat it every day. My mother died early, I'm afraid I won't have this blessing......" Qiao Yan was quite reserved, and he also ate rice and burned fat intestines, but he was much slower. …,

"I don't know how my mother is now......"

Suddenly, Yu Shan put down the bowl. Began to shed tears. When the comrades-in-arms at the same table saw it, they all silently stopped the chopsticks in their hands, and their feelings were infected by the conversation between Yu Shan and Qiao Yan.

"A herd of pigs! The army never skimps on raising pigs like you, but it definitely hates pigs that waste food! ”

Makarov walked over from one side, nibbled on a corn cob in his mouth, and slammed the whip on the dining table. A slice of vegetable soup was splashed.

"Yes, corporal!"

The soldiers at the dinner table all stood up and chewed violently in their mouths.

The afternoon training was finally different from the past, and the platoon entered the shooting range. Yu Shan and Qiao Xi finally ushered in the opportunity to experience the 22A rifle in their hands.

"Qiao Yan, do you know, I have touched the firecracker in the military station, and I was allowed to play it once last time when the big cow used it!" While lying on the shooting position and listening to Makarov explain the rifle operation and shooting essentials, Yu Shan also boasted to Qiao beside him.

“…… Finally, you can open the insurance, otherwise, I absolutely believe that you idiots will kill your own people around you! After Makarov finished speaking, he stepped aside and raised the whip in his hand, "Listen to my command, now, pull the bolt...... Qiao Yan, don't be so rude in your movements, pay attention to the correct position and then pull back! ”

"Yes, corporal......" Qiao Yan wiped his sweat nervously, recalling the operation essentials that he had repeated several times before.

"Qiao Yan, remember, the rifle is your life, your closest family, your wife, you have to be as familiar with every detail of it as you are with your wife's body. Shooting is like sleeping with your wife, the movements should be smooth, the angle should be correct, the strength should be appropriate, and the attack should be fast......"

Walking behind the recruits, Makarov also shouted and scrambled like Sergeant Scott once did.

It seemed that seeing Yu Shan distracted again, Makarov whipped the other party's ass: "I hate your distracted ass!" Private Yu Shan, you idiot, answer me, what do you have in your hands! ”

A carp in Yushan stood up and snapped upright: "Report to the corporal!" In my hand is Qiao Yan's wife! ”

“……”

There was silence, and then a few seconds later, everyone laughed except for Qiao Yan, who remained silent.

"What the fuck...... You horny idiot, I'm going to punish you! Go for 20 laps now, no, 30 laps! ”

Makarov was also stunned for more than ten seconds, and finally roared like a pig. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )