The "Ranger" battalion's live-fire confrontation drill lasted from the morning until the evening when the sky became darker, and Xu Xinsheng had to temporarily leave the exercise command post at noon and go to lunch with Zeng Zhilin, Muttle, Jia Run'an, and others, and he did not put down his binoculars until the smoke of gunpowder on the training ground cleared and the officers and men of the "Ranger" battalion who participated in the exercise returned to their stations as a whole. Accompanied by Zeng Zhilin and others, he returned to the battalion headquarters.\\

Perhaps it was because of the observation of an unforgettable live-fire drill that aroused heroic spirit, during dinner, Xu Xinsheng, who was in a good mood, proposed to Zeng Zhilin and Jia Run'an that he hoped to extend the visit a little, so that he could have the opportunity to go to Juyong Pass and see this world-famous Xiongguan in the previous life, so as to realize his "hero" plot of "not being a hero if he does not reach the Great Wall". Or, if possible, go to Gubeikou Pass, where the Battle of the Clouds took place, where the most tragic battle for the Crossing Squad took place, and see for yourself the battle where the battle took place, which was won by 500 to 30,000 men despite such a disparity in numbers—of course, if you were lucky enough to see the Wolf Tooth Battalion, which was on a par with the Rangers.

Xu Xinsheng's request seems simple, but it is just to let Zeng Zhilin and Jia Run'an accompany him to walk more, but considering that Juyong Pass, Gubeikou Pass, and the "Wolf's Tooth" battalion are either the key passes of the Beiping Army's tightly fortified passes, or the location of the elite special forces that the Beiping Army is most reluctant to show people, whether Xu Xinsheng can be allowed to visit himself does not count, but requires the approval of the Military Department and even the committee -- even if the committee has generously agreed to allow Xu Xinsheng to visit the "Ranger" battalion station, which is as famous as the "Wolf's Tooth" battalion. Therefore, neither Zeng Zhilin nor Jia Run'an dared to immediately agree or refuse Xu Xinsheng's request, but said together that the other party's request involved important military facilities and needed to consult Wang Kunjun and others. In this regard, Xu Xinsheng had no objections, saying that it should be so, and he listened to the arrangements of several brothers.

Since there was no radio station set up in the "Ranger" battalion, the relevant request documents could only be sent to the Jiedu Mansion in Beiping City on a fast horse for approval, and it would take at least two days to go back and forth. Therefore, after sending the messenger, Zeng Zhilin, Jia Run'an, Xu Xinsheng and others did not set off to return to Beiping City on the afternoon of the eighteenth day of the first lunar month according to the previous Jihua, but stayed at the "Ranger" battalion to wait for the news.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, Xu Xinsheng began to take the initiative to have more contact and communication with Zeng Zhilin and Muttle. The reason why Xu Xinsheng did this was, on the one hand, naturally because he wanted to learn more about the "Ranger" battalion and other units of the Beiping Army. On the other hand, he also hopes to deepen his impression in the hearts of Zeng and Mu and enhance their feelings for each other, so that he can get more help and maintenance after joining the crossing team one day. In Xu Xinsheng's view, after joining the crossing team, it is obviously not enough to have his brother Jia Run'an in distress to protect and help him. After all, although Jia Run'an is now very valued by Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin, Xu Shaoan and other leaders of the crossing team, he joined the crossing team late, has a shallow foundation in the crossing team, and has a light weight in the crossing team, so it is not enough for him to fight for his position in the crossing team and safeguard his interests in the crossing team. I need more friends and more powerful members to help me speak and fight for my interests. Second, Jia Run'an is in charge of business and trade, and in this chaotic era, only those who have soldiers in their hands and outstanding military achievements are real heroes, so that it is easier to grab credit and have the opportunity to grab greater benefits. Therefore, in the face of the opportunity to contact Zeng Zhilin and Mutel, who are among the best and most meritorious in the crossing team, Xu Xinsheng will never let go.

On the evening of the 19th day of the first lunar month, the messenger sent to Beiping City finally returned to the "Ranger" battalion and brought the committee's instructions to the previous request -- in view of the long distance between Gubeikou Pass and the fact that the road to there was far more difficult than the road to Juyong Pass, the committee set the next stop for Xu Xinsheng's visit to Juyong Pass. As for Xu Xinsheng's request to visit the "Wolf's Tooth" camp, it may not be possible to realize it for a while. Because the "wolf's tooth" battalion was already dispatched after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the whole battalion went to Xuanhua Mansion for long-distance training, and it would return two months later.

To Zeng Zhilin, Jia Run'an, and especially Xu Xinsheng, what surprised him was that, in addition to the above-mentioned reply to Xu Xinsheng's request, it was also noted at the end of the instructions that after the visit, Zeng Zhilin, Jia Run'an, Xu Xinsheng and others needed to join Zhang Weixin and his party, who would also accompany Zhao Anyi to visit there, and return to Beiping City together. In other words, Zhao Anyi, who was supposed to wait for Xu Xinsheng in the Jiedu Mansion, also had to go to Juyong Pass.

Perhaps it is the natural attraction of the Great Wall to the Han people, or perhaps Zhao Anyi, as a literati and ink writer, is born with a yearning for famous mountains and rivers and dangerous passes in Xiongguan Zhao Anyi, who had already visited all the tourist spots arranged for him by the crossing team before passing through Beiping City, was very depressed after spending a few boring days alone in Jiedu Mansion. So, Zhao Anyi, who was unwilling to sit in the Jiedu Mansion and wait for Xu Xinsheng to return south together, took the initiative to find Zhang Weixin and proposed that he hoped to go to the border pass, first, to appreciate the style of the Great Wall, and secondly, to take a look at the customs outside the Saiwai, and to have some capital to brag to his friends after he went back.

Although the passes along the Great Wall are military installations, they are usually not open to non-members of the Beiping Army, except for specific personnel like Xu Xinsheng, who know the identity of the traverser and whose traversal team intends to recruit them. But on the one hand, considering that Xu Xinsheng had been publicly arranged to visit several military facilities of the Beiping Army before, if Zhao Anyi was not allowed to visit the Great Wall on the grounds that the military facilities were not open to the public, not only would some reasons be too far-fetched, but also easily arouse the other party's suspicion of the relationship between Xu Xinsheng and the crossing team. On the other hand, considering that the crossing team needs to keep firearms and firearms-related strategies and tactics secret, rather than a pass that has been standing there for hundreds of thousands of years, there is nothing to worry about letting Zhao Anyi, a literati and ink artist who does not understand military affairs at all, go around. Therefore, for Zhao Anyi's request, the crossing team committee did not refuse, but quickly gave a positive reply, and decided to place Zhao Anyi's visit to the site of the Great Wall from Beiping City, the largest pass - Juyong Pass.

So, after many days of separation, at noon on the 21st day of the first month of the lunar calendar, Xu Xinsheng and Zhao Anyi gathered together in the Juyong Pass City, and together set foot on the Juyong Pass, which has experienced hundreds of years of ups and downs, but after more than a year of careful repair and maintenance by the Beiping Army, it has regained its former glory, standing majestically and magnificently in the mountains.

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