Recruits huddled in front of the faucets, scrambling for limited resources. The time to wash up and eat breakfast is only 30 minutes, which is very abundant for veterans, but for recruits who can't get up like a conditioned reflex when they hear the wake-up call, they always have to stay in bed for a while, every second counts. After washing, the recruits hurried to the canteen, and it took ten minutes just to listen to Battalion Commander Zhang's lecture, and it was not okay not to hurry up the rest of the time.

Because of today's praise from the big chief, a group of Luo family children feel that they have a special face, so that they have a tendency to be arrogant and look at people with their nostrils. Luo Jiaying's brothers, Jiahao, Jiajie, and Jiayong, all held a lunch box of white porridge in their left hand, and wore four steamed buns with chopsticks in their right hand, and led the Luo family's children through the queue for rice with a big grin, attracting a bunch of envious eyes.

After more than 100 people sat down at the dining table in three consecutive times, Luo Jiajie boasted unsatisfied: "It's not me bragging!" With the third brother's ability, as long as the brothers train well with the third brother, it will be a piece of cake if they want to be praised by the chief in the future. The tone of his voice is like that of the boss. During this time, the Third Company made rapid progress under the leadership of Luo Jiaying, a quasi-soldier, and others didn't want to lose his face, so they vaguely agreed to him. Huang Qiusheng couldn't help laughing when he heard him boast there, but Ren Xianqi glared at him and quickly restrained his smile.

This world has always been shot at the head of the bird, and being valued and praised by the commander will definitely attract the eyes of others. Hearing Luo Jiajie's words, someone from the second company next to him spoke. "Lose your mother, the nouveau riche will get carried away. Some people pretend to be ugly and obedient to please the chief, but the chief doesn't know his surname when he praises him for two sentences? It's really a success, and it's incoherent. The irony in his tone was undisguised.

"Who are you talking about?" Luo Jiajie turned his head and found the person who spoke, it was a Chaozhou man from Tongerlian, he was talking to a person next to him, and his voice was so loud that he deliberately said it to this side. Luo Jiajie stood up suddenly and counterattacked, "Whose crotch is not clamped, leaking you!" The chief's praise is earned by the masters, and they have the ability to go to the training ground to compare, and it is useful to sit there and say cool words! What's that? More than a dozen Luo families also stood up to suppress him.

That Chaozhou man is not a vegetarian, plus he has studied in a private school for a few years, and he also stood up-for-tat, and more than a dozen people from the second company around him also stood up like a U. "You redneck madman? will shoot the chief's ass, and there is a kind of one-on-one confrontation in one place. ”

Shi Jiajie rolled his eyes and sneered, "Just talk and don't practice your mouth, you can choose the time and place, don't say that I bullied you!" As he spoke, he took a step forward, because he was a head taller than the Teochew people, and he needed to stare at people condescendingly when he was face to face. Ren Xianqi next to him hurriedly grabbed him, "Everyone is a comrade, and you are injured and angry!" ”

"The North Yankee has a lot of mouthfuls." The Chaozhou people do not give face to Wang Ju, who is also from Guangdong.

"What for? Rebel! A majestic voice sounded in the back, and Zhang Pan separated the group of onlookers and walked over. Luo Jiaying, who had not spoken, immediately greeted him with a smile and sloppy eyes, "Report to the chief, it's okay!" It's okay! We're having fun! ”

Zhang Pan glared at him, "Is the barracks a place to play around?" You've been a soldier for two days, so you have to set an example for everyone. I just praised your class today, don't your tail to the sky! Luo Jiaying smiled wryly, not daring to speak. Zhang Pan turned his head and looked at the Chaozhou people again. "I mean, I'm very dissatisfied with the North Yankee! I'm from Shandong, and I'm also a northerner, are you also dissatisfied with me? The Teochew people avoided Zhang Pan's gaze and cowardly did not dare to speak.

"What an 'ugly Chinese'!" The onlooker Ma Angelica lamented when he went to Shen Xing.

Ma Angelica looked at the recruits who gradually surrounded him and said loudly: "Comrades, why do Westerners and Orientals dare to bully us Chinese?" Why are we Chinese, with 450 million compatriots, oppressed by a British with a population of only tens of millions? Some people want to say that China's national fortunes are not good, and its national strength is weaker than that of Western countries; Some people want to say that the Manchu government was defeated and the officialdom was dark; Some people want to say that I, the Chinese people, are kind and will not fight with others. But I will say: no! These are not the most fundamental reasons, the most fundamental reason is that we Chinese are not united, and we Chinese will only fight in the nest. There is a saying in foreign countries that 'one Japanese is a worm and three Japanese are a dragon', but we Chinese are just the opposite, 'one Chinese is a dragon, and three Chinese are worms'. China has you dragons," he said, pointing at Luo Jiajie and the Chaozhou people. "It's what it is today. Aren't you guys amazing? You have what it takes to go to the British! What kind of hero is it to play prestige with his own compatriots? I'll forget it today, if I hear anyone say anything that is not conducive to unity next time, what will I divide into southerners, northerners, Cantonese people, and Chaozhou people, just fuck me off! "When he finished walking, he strode away.

A group of people were trained to be disgraced, most of them were just ducks listening to thunder, but a few "intellectuals" such as Luo Jiaying were slightly touched and fell into deep thought. The recruits slowly dispersed, returning to their seats to continue eating.

When Ma Angelica, Shen Xingshi, Zhang Pan and others returned to the officers' cafeteria, they were all troubled by what had just happened, and the habit of Chinese people like to "fight in the nest" is everywhere. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had the "Tianjing Coup", and the Qing Dynasty had the "Xinyou Coup", and even the Chinese regimes in Nanyang were still fighting happily under the eyes of the British and Dutch, which made people speechless.

"Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes." Shen Xingshi sighed.

"Therefore, political work cadres must play a positive role and crack down on the signs of forming gangs and forming small circles in the troops." Ma Angelica said solemnly.

These jobs cannot be accomplished overnight, and everyone can only follow the models of film and television literary and artistic works, hoping to educate these clay legs into staunch revolutionary fighters. Ma Angelica did not intend to delve into this issue either, and turned the conversation to the British on Hong Kong Island. "There doesn't seem to be any movement on the other side in the past two days?"

"I guess I've run out of shells." Zhang Pan took a big bite of the steamed bun and said vaguely in his mouth.

Everyone in the dining hall laughed. But it's right to think about it, it's been six days, and the British shells should be almost exhausted.

"The British should not yet know that their attacking force has failed, should you inform them?" Shen Xing proposed out of "goodwill" to the British.

"It's fine." Ma Angelica nodded, "This way everyone can stop." Let's hurry up and prepare. He turned to the battalion communications chief and instructed: "I will inform the headquarters to send the British naval colonel in a moment, and let him shout, so that the British will not think that we are bragging, and we can also break their morale." ”

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Victoria Barracks, Hong Kong

General Spintozzi led a group of men to stand on the battery outside the barracks, listening to the voices coming from the other side.

The Chinese on the opposite side have a machine that can amplify sound and can transmit sound far away, which allows the British to see the magic of technology. However, after being bored by this machine for a few days, everyone from the general to the soldiers hated this machine.

Every day after the British attack ended, the Chinese "dry sound offensive" began. The British were fortunate enough to see a form of warfare that would take shape in the next century – psychological warfare. Shouting is a common method in psychological warfare, and it is also a sharp weapon to break the morale of the enemy's troops. The content of the Liberation Army's shouting was nothing more than exposing the essence of the British Empire's "war of aggression" to the British soldiers, telling them to "stop sending the evil capitalists to death", and also put forward the slogan of "the oppressed people of the whole world unite to overthrow the brutal rule of imperialism" for the colonial soldiers. As for the effect, just look at the attacks of the British army every day.

The content of today's shouting was different from usual, and what the British heard was the news that the Chinese had "defeated the attacking British army of sea and land, annihilated more than 200 of them, captured all that remained, and two warships, one sunk and one captured."

When they first heard the news, everyone in the British army thought that the Chinese were bragging. There are also a few people muttering, it's been almost a week, and there is no news from the other army, not even a single report, plus the Chinese is well-founded, the number of the unit and the names of the officers are clearly stated, is it ......? By the time Colonel Ramsay's voice appeared on the radio, everyone was Spartan.

Listening to the Colonel's shout, anyone who knew the Colonel well could be sure that it was his voice. In his shout, Ramsay confirmed the news of their defeat and claimed that the captured officers and soldiers had been treated humanely, and then asked General Spintozi to convey to the Governor of Baling that he hoped that he would resolve the conflict peacefully for the sake of the captured officers and soldiers.

After the broadcast, the British officers on the battery were speechless for a long time, everyone was full of optimism about this small-scale war, even if they could not win, they would not be defeated! How do you know what the end result is? Everyone felt that they didn't have enough brains and didn't know what to do next.

Spintozi thought twice and said to Davis: "You go and meet Colonel Ramsay on the other side, and ask him about the specific circumstances and reasons for the defeat." "Davis has already dealt with the Liberation Army once, but he is not worried about his life.

With the last experience, Davis successfully reached the position of the Liberation Army. The lieutenant soon saw the people he had seen last time and the people he wanted to see. In a tent, Colonel Ramsay sat on a small folded bench with the commander of the Liberation Army whom he had last seen, calmly watching the visitors, as well as a few officers whom he had never met. Davis saw the admiral's ruddy face and was sure he wasn't being abused.

"Lieutenant, we'll meet again." Ma Angelica was the first to open his mouth, as if he were a good master. "Are you here to find out if Colonel Ramsay has really been captured by us?"

Ma Angelica's words embarrassed both Englishmen, and Davis avoided the topic. "General Spintozzi has sent me here in the hope of reaching an agreement with you for a temporary ceasefire."

"Ceasefire, no problems." Ma Angelica put on a peace-loving look, "But it seems to be you who provoke an attack every time, right?" Seeing the lieutenant who was asked, Ma Angelica thought to himself that the thickness of the British's skin was still a little worse than that of the Japanese. Shen Xingshi solemnly said to Davis: "We Chinese are peace-loving, but we are not afraid of mission aggressors. You go back and tell your superiors that as long as you don't take the initiative to attack, we won't take the initiative to attack you. Ma Angelica pursed his lips, feeling that Commissar Shen's wording was too weak, but he didn't say anything.

"Very well, then my purpose has been achieved." Davis didn't expect the Liberation Army to agree to his request so simply, and he was ready to bargain. "Can I say a few words to Colonel Ramsay?"

"Absolutely." Ma Angelica agreed, but people did not leave their seats, and there was no intention to avoid them.

Davis couldn't ask the surrounding Liberation Army to leave, so he could only ask straight to the point: "Colonel, do you have anything you need me to convey to the general and the governor of Bao Ling?" ”

Ramsey looked at the Chinese staring at him around him and understood that there were some things that the Chinese would not allow him to say. After thinking about it carefully, he replied, "I beg you to tell the governor and the generals that the force of the Liberation Army is stronger than we think, and that peace cannot be achieved by their strength alone. At this, he accentuated his tone. It is better to wait for the Count of Ergin to come back and let him deal with it himself. That's all I have to say, please be sure to convey it word for word! ”

"Okay, I'll pass it on." Davis saluted, then prepared to take his leave. As soon as he stood up, Ramsay stopped him again. "Lieutenant, one more thing. When you return, ask Your Excellency the Governor to send me some money, at least two hundred pounds. "The Chinese offered more and more good things, and the colonel found that he simply did not have enough money and could only ask for support.

Although Davis didn't understand why he had to pay for being a prisoner, he still accepted it, and he was only responsible for passing on the word anyway.

After Davis left, Ramsey was also sent back to the prisoner camp. Looking at the group of people who were far away, Ma Angelica scolded hatefully: "This old fox, I think we don't understand the meaning of his words. Didn't he just wait for the army from the north to come to his rescue? Go for his big spring and autumn dreams! ”

"When the time comes, let Ergin be his companion in the captive camp." Shen Xing also joked, and everyone laughed.