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"Rites and Sacrifices": "In December of the year, gather all things and ask for food." The sacrifice of wax is also, the Lord first smits and the priest smashes, and sacrifices to the gods to repay the sting.

It is said that Emperor Yan Shennong, as the founder of ancient agriculture in the Middle Creceous Kingdom, made wax sacrifices to tell the heavens. The Wax Sacrifice, also known as the Wax Eight Sacrifice, is a worship of the Eight Grain Stars, and the Eight Grain Stars are the stars of the Lord's harvest and frugality.

This is an extremely important ceremonial event in ancient China, and the emperors of all dynasties have to make wax offerings to worship the gods in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar every year, and perform prayers.

To put it simply, the core idea of the Laba Festival in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar is to pray for good weather in the coming year to ensure a good agricultural harvest. "Gathering all things and feasting on the ......" can be summed up as "eating," and "eating all kinds of food, eating a lot," leaving a vision for the people who have shrunk down on food and clothing all year round to eat and drink in the coming year.

Thursday, January 16, 1625, the eighth day of the lunar month.

More and more traditional festivals have been designated as legal festivals by the national chalkers, such as the Laba Festival after 1625. Whether it is Chinese or European, they are naturally happy to receive an extra food stamp on this day, and no one will object to having another reason to take a vacation, not to mention that the reason sounds quite chalky.

In the eyes of the European-American chalk people, a series of oriental civilization customs of this chalky society are simply a series of oriental civilization customs that are constantly full of surprise. The worldly welfare of the gods of all parties is obviously much more generous than that of a lonely God. Early in the morning, the streets of West Point come alive with people smiling and smiling in front of the various food outlets, exchanging themselves for all the ingredients they need. The $2 food stamp is too much, it's a lot less, and the holiday benefits paid for by the local government have made the townspeople who settled in West Point the second half of last year cry out for joy.

Minerals, building materials, glass products, cigarettes, vegetable and fruit planting, winemaking and other advantageous industries have created local tax revenues, making the construction of West Point Town more refined, and West Point Town has now become a small town with more than 1,700 residents.

West Point is located on a narrow plain along the Song River, and more neighborhoods begin to extend into the surrounding hilly and gently sloping areas, with streets, canals, and ponds built along the topography to divide small urban living or functional communities, and large and small living areas, industrial workshops, and agricultural plantations are distributed undulating between the woodland and hillsides.

In order to improve the overall economic strength of West Point Town, Mayor William and Mao Jian, the chief of the town's Civil Affairs Bureau, made a decision that shocked the central government and the central government. As long as the project is completed, the transportation of large railcars will be used for the transportation of large railcars in the western mountainous areas of West Point Town, and the transportation environment for mineral mining and transportation in the western mountainous areas of West Point Town will be completely improved, and the efficiency of mineral mining and transportation will be at least three times.

It is said that the construction design of the road in the mining area of West Point Town, with a total investment of 100,000 US dollars, will be personally carried out by Zhou Kaichuansi, the only two-knife road and bridge engineer who crosses Zhongli and the boss of Oriental Construction Company. From West Point, the road first leads west into the mountains, and then forks in a zigzag pattern, leading to the iron ore area and the coal mining area, with the iron ore road continuing northwest to the oil shale mining area near the Pecot village, with a total distance of more than 10 kilometers.

More importantly, this will be the first time that the chalk family has carried out large-scale chalky road administration and transportation construction in addition to city streets, and the construction environment and engineering and technical thresholds will be higher than any previous municipal road construction, which will be a heavy test of the current engineering and technical capabilities of the national chalk family. It is said that at a meeting of the government after New Year's Day, the government was considering upgrading West Point to a city-level administrative unit this year, and Mayor William, who got the gossip, was almost ecstatic for several days. As a result, this first Laba Festival, a small celebration was also held in the local government of West Point Town.

In addition to dozens of Nordic refugees who have just arrived in North America, a group of Chinese immigrants who have just obtained the right of formal settlement will also become new citizens of Porter City, most of them are fugitive farmers from Liaodong who are good at farming, and will be very suitable for the natural environment and economic development projects of Porter City.

The West Point military base in the northwest, which is about to be connected to West Point, has been shut out for the festive atmosphere. Not only is West Point still in normal classes, but a wave of army recruits recruited last fall is also undergoing intense training.

The Guadeloupe campaign has drained almost half of the current U Company of the Chinese Army, and the expansion of the chalk towns in the homeland has reached the city of Porte in the north. Local garrisons will have to occupy more army units, so the amount of recruits recruited at the end of last year is not too high to be the size of a light infantry battalion.

Nearly half of the recruits of the three light infantry companies were of Chinese descent, and the rest were Europeans and Indians, and the 300 recruits were being reprimanded by their instructors and conducting military drills that made them tremble in the cold winter.

Seizing the opportunity for the last annual non-commissioned officer promotion last fall, Yu Shan finally met the demanding requirement of "knowing and being able to write 500 Chinese characters," and was promoted to corporal as he wished. But he was only happy for a few minutes, and then he complained as usual. Because fellow townsman Qiao Xian was also promoted, became a sergeant, and passed the West Point military academy examination, he will receive two periods of officer training for a total of six months in the future. If he can complete his graduation, Qiao Yan will become the first second lieutenant among Chinese soldiers.

Yu Shan was almost indignant about this result for a night, he really couldn't figure out the simulated confrontation drill of "everyone is an officer" in the army last autumn, and Qiao Yan, who played the platoon-level officer, was lucky enough to get high praise from Army Lieutenant Colonel He Yu.

Isn't it just "standing on the spot and waiting for help"? Yu Shan has always thought that his "slipping away" is correct. As for Qiao Yan's decision in the end, "once the position is broken through irretrievably, leave a squad to continue the defense, and then call for artillery fire to cover the remaining forces and then launch a counter-attack ......", Yu Shanyan is simply a madman's remark. In any case, Qiao Yan's rough and decisive expression obviously made the army bosses more satisfied, and it was doomed that Yu Shan could only continue to look up to Qiao Yan. It doesn't matter what happens in the future, at least now Qiao Yan and Yu Shan are still squatting in the same dormitory, and they have also become teaching non-commissioned officers in the new barracks of the West Point military base.

This phase of the recruit queue and military discipline training was still going on for more than two months, and because most of the enlisted soldiers were young people who had settled in the country for more than a year, it was rare for Qiao Xian and Yu Shan to not even distinguish between the left and the right. But Yu Shan still seized every opportunity to replicate the attitude of the former instructor Makarov, and vented his nagging grievances on these recruits.

"Watch your chalk guns, don't shake around! The bayonet above is not for stabbing one's own people! Yu Shan bit a piece of grass root in his mouth, and kept shaking his head at a young man from Daming Shandong, "It's so stupid!" Immediately out of the queue, running 20 laps around the playground, it's an hour. ”

"Corporal Yu Shan, come here!" In the distance, Makarov, who had been promoted to sergeant major in half a year, was holding his hands behind his back, and the expression on his face was very unnatural.

"Uh...... Rest on the spot and I'll come back later. Yu Shan's face twitched slightly, and he could only turn around and walk towards his most "hated" boss. "Even if I have to take care of your status as an instructor now, I still can't help but say, Yu Shan, you idiot, look at your recruit training class! What the hell are they here for, you sue me? ”

Walking to the back of the barracks on the side of the playground with Yu Shan, Makarov finally showed an angry expression, and scolded Corporal Yu Shan, who was still in high spirits more than ten seconds ago.

"The entire company of recruits is the worst training in your squad. Do lazy, ignorant, and timid know what I see? I think there are 9 Yu Shan standing there, plus you are a full 10! Makarov stared at the big bull's-eyed bells, and used all the adjectives he could find.

"But don't you think they deliberately stuffed these fools into me, sir?" Yu Shan kicked the pebble at his feet aggrievedly, muttering in his mouth, "And this recruit training also deprived us of our vacation period." But I'd rather not have a vacation like this than be with these idiots. ”

"You seem to be very dissatisfied with your current work, but I appreciate your last words......" Makarov narrowed his eyes and scanned his subordinates' faces from side to side, before finally suddenly cracking his mouth and laughing, "I'm here to tell you good news, corporal!" Starting today, you can leave this annoying job behind. Take three days off, return to the team next Monday, and go to Butterfly Island for the weekend! I heard that a bunch of rookies are doing very badly there, so the Army Command is going to send an additional elite team, such as us. ”

"Uh...... We? Yu Shan was dumbfounded when he heard this, and his face was flustered, "This is not fair, we only had a turn in Bermuda last year!" I still have a vacation season to run out of! "Yu Shan, I know you recently fell in love with a girl from the North American Development Bank. I regret that the Army Command has already issued an order for transfer, and our company has been honorably selected! Makarov puffed up his chest and looked proud, "Maybe you can marry that woman in a few months with a medal and a higher rank."

But now you and Qiao Xi have to go to the recruit training office to go through the handover procedures, so let's have a good rest these days! ”

"Well, why us again, why me again......"

Yu Shan raised his hand helplessly and saluted, and then walked towards the playground with his head down.

Unlike the garrisons in other towns, who are conservative even when they are on vacation, the officers and men at West Point are very fond of coming into West Point to relax, and West Point welcomes these generous army soldiers. Throughout West Point, bars and hotels abound that provide a variety of high-quality services to Army officers and soldiers.

Qiao Yan and Yu Shan, now walking on the streets of West Point Town, feel a little at a loss for the bustling and noisy neighborhood in front of them.

"Don't complain, at least we've had a good life here for a few months." Qiao Yan patted his companion on the shoulder, smiled and pointed to the beautiful bank building on the street in the distance, "Aren't you here to deposit money?" Let's get it done, so we can find a restaurant to eat. ”

Yu Shan, who was in a bad mood, drooped his head and walked into the West Point Branch of the North American Development Bank. In the polished tiled hall, there is a circle of leather chairs along the corner, and in front of it is a row of glass windows, and two little girls, one Ou and one Hua, are engaged in the window business.

There was no queue in front of the window of the European-American bank women's chalk clerk, but there were more people in front of the window of the Chinese-American bank women's chalk clerk, and all of them were smiling Chinese young people. Seeing the situation in front of him, Yu Shan's heart became even more angry, and he stood between the two windows in a daze, not knowing which window he should go to. Obviously, there are a few more competitors who are trying to strike up a conversation with a Chinese girl today. After hesitating for a long time, Yu Shan walked to the window of the European girl dejectedly.

"Welcome, Honorable Mr. Corporal." The European female chalk clerk saw that "again" was the familiar soldier, and quickly showed a smiling face, "Are you here to deposit or withdraw money today?" ”

"Whatever......" Yu Shan lowered his head, absent-mindedly, and glanced to the side a few times from time to time.

"Hehe, then you wait!" The European female chalk clerk who had seen Yu Shan several times saw each other like this, and knew it, so she quickly lowered her voice and secretly compared it to silver.

The European female chalk clerk left her seat, walked behind her colleague in another window, bent down and muttered for a while, only to see the Chinese girl who was busy stopping the pen in her hand and raising her head to look at Yu Shan.

At first, she lowered her head and twisted and pinched, and finally couldn't stand the laughter of her colleagues, so the Chinese girl blushed and changed positions with her European colleagues. This change immediately caused a commotion among several young Chinese people queuing up in front of the window. They all turned their heads to look, only to find a GI lying lazily in front of the empty window in a daze.

"Brother Yu...... Are you going to save money......"

A sound so soft that people's hearts were about to melt appeared in his ears, and Yu Shan suddenly raised his head like a quilt chalk, and his whole body tensed.

"It's a happy girl, what a coincidence! Good, good, save! Yu Shan was in good spirits, staring at each other's red faces with his eyes, and he didn't know where to put his mouth when he smiled.

It's "coincidental" enough, it's your sister! The young people in the other window all looked jealous.

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The Chinese female chalk clerk named Ximei was so ashamed that her face was buried, but for a long time, she didn't see anything related to saving money handed over by Yu Shan, so she couldn't help coughing lightly.

"Ahh Yu Shan came back to his senses at this time, and seemed to understand that he was distracted, so he quickly took out his passbook and a handful of silver coins from his pocket, and Ding Ling stuffed them into the window, "20 yuan, the old rule, save for three months." ”

"Oh...... So what you saved last time has expired, do you still want to save it? Flipping through the other party's passbook, she found the March deposit information in the other party's passbook, and Ximei asked in a low voice.

"Okay, you can do it!" Yu Shan only cared about looking at the other party's shy and charming face, and didn't care what he was doing today.

"Oh, then let's keep saving......" The look of the soldier in front of him made Ximei feel that her heart was beating hard, and she could only reply to the other party's request with a mosquito-like voice.

The short chalk time is over, and Yu Shan still seems to be sleepwalking, standing stupidly in front of the window and laughing all the time, I don't know when the Ximei in front of him has changed back to the European chalk clerk.

"I'm sorry, it's time for lunch break, do you have anything else you need to handle, Mr. Corporal?"

Pulled back to reality by a greeting again, Yu Shan looked up and saw that there was no one else in the bank except for the smiling European woman in front of him.

With a lost expression in his lungs, Yu Shan withdrew from the bank with his back bent, and the laughter of a European female chalk clerk came from behind him.

"Why did it take so long?" Qiao Yan was so hungry that he saw Yu Shan slowly walking out of the bank and hurriedly greeted him.

"Qiao Yan, how much money have you saved in total?" Suddenly, Yu Shan raised his head and looked at his companion with blank eyes.

"It's almost 500 bucks, right?" Qiao Yan pinched the back of his head and smiled embarrassedly, "Hehe, I don't have anything to spend money on, I can save everything." "I've only saved more than 200 yuan...... You're so boring, so boring! Yu Shan frowned, flipped through his passbook again, and complained again, "Okay, if you are still in Daming, this money is enough to marry a ten-room daughter-in-law!" ”

"When I save enough money, if I have a chance in the future, I will take Cuiya's family over!" Joe had a happy expression, not minding the jealous look in his companion's eyes.

"Cuiya? I remember when we left, Cuiya was 16, right? Tsk, it's been three years, and I'm afraid I'm even holding the child now. You're still cuiya......" Yu Shan sneered.

"Cuiya said she would wait for me!" Qiao Yan stopped suddenly, his face flushed, and he looked at his companion angrily, and his face was very rare and angry.

"Good, good! Will wait for you! My mother also said that she would wait for me and see me marry my daughter-in-law! We've been studying for almost three years! Yu Shan stiffened his neck, met the eyes of his companions, and roared almost in a desperate tone, "But how can we pick them up?" How many years will you have to wait? ”

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The two of them didn't continue to argue, they just looked at each other for a minute, then they lowered their heads, and a pair of rotten brothers walked towards the restaurant on the street.

Long Island New District, Manchu, Army Headquarters.

"In just one and a half months, more than 900 people have been sick, injured, killed, and missing! The losses directly exceeded the Northern Campaign of the previous year. Brigadier General Chen Liwen, commander of the army, pointed to a report on the table, paced back and forth in the office hurriedly, his face was ugly, "The strength of a company is gone!" What did Feng Bin do?! ”

"The first time we fought in the rainforest, everyone could only grope around, and there was no way. Although Major Feng Bin used to be the leader of the Riot Control Squadron of the Martial Police Force, he also had no combat experience in this environment, let alone the people below. Lieutenant Colonel He Yu looked at the battle report awkwardly, knowing that even if he changed himself, the casualty figures might not be better, "This increase in troops is necessary, and the key is whether it is necessary to increase troops in the future." ”

"Half of the Army's forces have been invested as soon as they arrived, and the progress of Guadeloupe East has been completed by less than two percent." Chen Liwen frowned, and his heart became more and more irritable, "Looking at the posture, if you throw it into a light infantry battalion, it may not be able to improve." ”

"Let's go with our special forces this time!" After flipping through the military report of Captain You Nanzhe, the staff officer of the Guadeloupe combat battalion, He Yu was quite satisfied with You Nanzhe's initial combat plan, "This time the main reason is that the special combat team delayed their trip, and they carried out special missions in Europe at the end of last year and missed the first batch of landing times. ”

"But Feng Bin is a little impetuous, and I didn't force him to stick to any planned time, so I arranged for You Nanzhe to help him, but he was still too reckless. If I transfer Feng Bin back and replace you, what will you think? Suddenly, Chen Liwen asked a very sharp question.

"I'm not going, it has nothing to do with disobedience." He Yu replied almost instantly, while quietly looking at his boss, "This operation is the first time that from command to logistics, to the comprehensive cooperation of the army and navy, and it is an unfamiliar environment, the problem is by no means on Major Feng Bin." "Okay, even if it's an opportunity to improve everyone's command ability......" Chen Liwen thought of this, and could only nod, "He Yu, from today onwards, you will be in charge of the rear organization and chalkiness of the Guadeloupe operation, and tell the naval command to arrange escort ships, and the reinforcements must leave before next weekend!"

"Okay, I'll arrange it now." He Yu saluted, then turned and walked towards the door.

"In addition, we have a lot of troops, and it is one thing to complete the planned tasks, but it is also very important to reduce losses, and I don't want the army to lose too much in Guadeloupe. I have already said hello to Xinhua Chemical Company, and if necessary, I can do whatever it takes! ”

He Yu, who hadn't walked out of the door yet, heard it, and slowly turned around, showing a surprised expression.

On 24 January 1625, the 2nd Combat Battalion of Guadeloupe completed its pre-battle preparations, and three light infantry companies, the Army's Special Operations Squadron, and a small number of recruits to replenish the battle damage at the front were boarded on the large flying clippers merchant ship Aochin, escorted by the light cruiser Discovery, and sailed for Bermuda. The reinforcements totaled 200 people, the battalion commander was Captain Deng Jian, and the battalion staff officer was Lieutenant Liu Chenxu, who had been in the limelight against the English landing pirates in Bermuda.

As a result, the US Army in China, which has been deployed in Guadeloupe, has as many as nine companies with a total of more than 1,000 officers and men, accounting for almost two-thirds of the army's total chalk strength.

At the same time, the Jairwood Flying Shear merchant ship also arrived in Shuangwan City, Bermuda Island, with dozens of seriously wounded Army patients, and the medical personnel waiting at the port surrounded them one after another, carrying the hapless wounded one by one on stretchers and sending them to Shuangwan City Hospital. In distant Guadeloupe, a company of army officers and men, under the cover of naval guns, landed along the coast of the central part of the west coast of the East Island, marched along the river of the bay, destroyed a Carib village with zero casualties, and captured hundreds of Carib prisoners of war. (To be continued)