A day later, the camp in Changshan.

At eight o'clock in the morning, after two kilometers of armed training, the tired and hungry soldiers of the recruit battalion had just eaten breakfast and the training began again.

As the sun gradually rose over the eastern horizon, the golden sunlight shone on the faces of the more than five hundred recruits on the playground, and also on the faces of Wu Ming, who was in the center of the first row of the queue.

As time passed, beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on everyone's foreheads, even the long-trained Wu Ming was no exception, but unlike the gradually crooked and slanted figures of the recruits, Wu Ming was still as tough as a green pine, standing in place, and even the expression on his face did not change in the slightest.

In front of and behind Wu Ming, the instructors who accompanied the training were all the same

After comparison, these recruits from Shanghai showed admiration on their faces, Wu Ming's new second division really deserved to be a division of a hundred battles

The scorching sun climbed into the air little by little, and the coolness of the early morning gradually receded with the overwhelming sunshine, and soon, some people couldn't hold on, sweat rolled down, the legs of the general physique trembled, the body was crumbling, and it was possible to fall down at any time.

After standing in the scorching sun for four hours, at twelve o'clock at noon, Wu Ming finally set off, standing in front of the queue, and the voice spread throughout the playground:

"Brethren, this is just a small training, a more brutal training, and it will be carried out in the coming time, please take a step forward"

After four hours of standing in a military posture and a large amount of physical exertion, some people were already in a state of limbo, and they were slow to respond to Wu Ming's orders, but there were still nearly half of the soldiers who took a step forward neatly under Wu Ming's shouting

Wu Ming's face was silent, but he was extremely relieved in his heart, without strict training, it was quite good that there were still so many people who met the standard.

Then, although the team was sparsely lined up again, the people who stepped later could no longer enter Wu Ming's eyes. Wu Ming planned to form and train the "Tsing Yi Team" of the Green Gang on the basis of the recruits who met the standards, and the rest would be trained as logistics, baggage, and engineers

Wu Ming strode up to the first recruit on the right hand of the first row, who was about sixteen or seventeen years old, and shouted in the loudest voice: "Soldier, tell me your name and place of origin."

"Report sir, my name is Zhuo Hao, and I am from Baoshan, Shanghai."

After that, the recruit tried to concentrate on looking at Wu Ming, and the corners of his mouth tried his best to squeeze out a smile, but his slightly trembling lips still revealed his excited mood at this time.

Wu Ming nodded with a smile and ordered: "Spread your feet sixty degrees apart, keep your feet straight, stick your thumb to the second joint of your index finger, and your hands will naturally hang down and stick tightly." Tuck your abdomen, raise your chest, raise your head, look ahead, and stretch your shoulders back" At the same time, Wu Ming made a standard military posture and signaled to him.

"Yes, sir"

Subsequently, the recruit Zhuo Hao did the same, and after some actions, it was almost the same as what Wu Ming demonstrated.

Wu Ming's eyes lit up, and he asked with satisfaction, "How old are you this year?" ”

"Sir, seventeen years old this year"

"Good job, good figure, let's talk about it, why did you choose to come to western Zhejiang for training," Wu Ming asked.

Zhuo Hao replied without hesitation: "Report sir, I'm fed up with the Japanese flying and domineering, I was in Hongkou a year ago, just a little more look at the Japanese girl who stepped on the clogs and had a thick powder on her face, and was beaten half to death by a few Japanese ronins passing by I came this time to learn a skill, so that I can find the Japanese to take revenge in the future."

Wu Ming nodded again and asked, "You are here to be a soldier, what should you do with your parents and relatives at home?" ”

"It's-"

Zhuo Hao was stunned, not knowing how Wu Ming could ask such a question, and only after a while did he say: "My parents died in the bombardment of the Japanese Navy guns five years ago, and since then I have been orphaned......"

Wu Ming was stunned for a moment, then patted the shoulder of the recruit in front of him to show comfort, and then walked back to the front of the queue and said loudly to all the officers and soldiers:

"You have to remember that no matter where you come from, and no matter what the future holds, but at least from now on you are a soldier, and it will be your lifelong responsibility to defend your home and country, and you must remember that a qualified soldier must have the courage to stand in front of the enemy, with his own body, with the sword and gun in his hand, to protect your parents and brothers and sisters, to protect your relatives, neighbors and your home, and to protect the land under your feet, otherwise, The tragedy of Zhuo Hao's family will be repeated again and again, are you willing to accept the sacred identity of a soldier? ”

"Yes"

A deafening neat answer sounded in the queue, and Zhuo Hao, whose face was flushed, nodded violently and responded loudly: "I want to be a soldier, I want to defend our motherland"

After receiving everyone's enthusiastic response, Wu Ming walked up to the high platform and said: "Brothers, I know that you have given up your superior life and come to western Zhejiang for training, and all of them are good...... However, our requirements are extremely strict, whether we can persist or not depends on your next performance, but I very much hope that one day, you can use the military skills and techniques we have trained, to be a useful person for the country and the nation, the time is not early, let's disband today, and we will continue training in the afternoon after lunch."

After that, Wu Ming announced the official end of the morning's training under the fanatical eyes of the recruits.

In the following days, Wu Ming has been spending time in strict training, originally he planned to stay in the Changshan military camp for a month and a half, and after the training was on the right track, he rushed to the Phoenix Mountain base to attend the large-scale combat confrontation exercise of the whole division held in early June, and then waited for the sound of gunfire over the Lugou Bridge.

On the 24th, news came from Fenghua Xikou that Chiang Kai-shek would arrive in Quzhou two days later to inspect the town of Maoliangwu and the controversial Fenghuangshan Arsenal.

Wu Ming had to hand over the work in hand to the young instructors, telling them not to interrupt the training, let alone relax their requirements, and apologize to Lu Jingshi, the deputy battalion commander who gritted his teeth and insisted, and then set off for Quzhou to arrange the welcome matters together with Fang Youchun, commissioner of the Quzhou Public Office, and Qi Ke, the supervisor of the Quzhou Military Station.

On 25 July, the Chief's Guard and the guard regiment directly under the Central Military Commission temporarily took over the defense of Quzhou, the Central Special Service Regiment was stationed in Changshan County, and an inland river fleet of the Navy was also deployed to the waters of Qujiang and Changshanjiang. Wu Ming saw that he had nothing to do, so he prepared to return to Maoliangwu, where he was waiting for Commissar Jiang to drive, but unfortunately he was blocked in his room in Beidaying, Quzhou, before he could go out.

The person who came to visit was the first to identify himself, and it turned out to be Major General Feng Shengfa, chief officer of the National People's Guard, known as the "Chinese military police."

Chiang Kai-shek's defensive strength can be roughly divided into three layers, the innermost layer is the guards, followed by the chairman's guard, that is, the "Chinese military police", and the outermost layer is the guard regiment and the special service group directly under the Military Committee. According to the feudal military system, people who are familiar with the inside story of the defense system of the chairman of the National People's Congress jokingly call the personal guards of the chairman "Tiger Ben", the guards "Yulin Guard", and the guard regiment and the special service regiment are the "Praetorian Northern Army", collectively referred to as the Imperial Forest Army.

Feng Shengfa, the chief officer of the Chairman's Guard, a native of Zhuji, Zhejiang, also known as Senfa, was a fellow countryman of Chairman Jiang, graduated from the first infantry section of the Huangpu Military Academy, and served as the platoon commander and district captain of the teaching regiment of the Huangpu Military Academy since the 24th year of the Republic of China, and later served as the political instructor of the First Brigade of the National Revolutionary Army, the staff officer of the major of the General Headquarters of the National Revolutionary Army, the colonel of the 11th Division of the 18th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, and the commander of the 523rd Regiment of the 26th Brigade of the 88th Division of the Fifth Army of the National Revolutionary Army.

Feng Shengfa was greatly appreciated by Chiang Kai-shek because of his status as a fellow villager in Zhejiang and his resume at the Whampoa Military Academy, and he was ordered to form a guard of the chairman.

In order to create a unique army, Feng Shengfa constantly drew elite soldiers and strong generals from the divisions of the Central Army. Because of the large salaries of this unit, which bore the imprint of Chairman Chiang, and the fact that it was formed under the banner of Chairman Chiang's orders, no one dared to obstruct the selection, and the officers and soldiers of the Guards were the choice of choice for the time being. Feng Shengfa knows people well, does not stick to the usual regions and military schools to recruit people, and has the reputation of loving soldiers like children. The wind is from the dragon, the cloud is from the tiger, and all of a sudden, the heroes in the guard gather, all over the world, all together.

When the unit was formed and the official number was awarded, taking into account various factors such as secrecy, the guard was attached to the gendarmerie unit and was known as the "military police battalion of the teaching corps of the Central Military Academy", but because the teaching corps could not command the gendarmerie battalion under its own name, and the officers and soldiers of the gendarmerie battalion had the arrogance of the proud sons of heaven, there was a lot of discord between the gendarmes and the teaching corps, so the gendarmes used more of the "13th Regiment of the Gendarmerie Regiment" under the gendarmerie headquarters, which was also the reason why the "Chinese military police" got its name.

"Division Commander Wu, I heard that the spy company you trained single-handedly is very powerful, four years ago, when I was training in Lushan, I was leading my troops in the mountainous areas of Fujian to prepare for the attack on the Red Army Soviet area, and I didn't have a chance to fight you, but as a result, those guys in the Central 丨 Guard Regiment were abused very badly by you, and the special service group even reimbursed more than ten people for having time this time, so we might as well practice?" Feng Shengfa, who was of moderate stature, thin face, and dark skin, sent out an invitation as soon as he saw Wu Ming.

Wu Ming had already heard Chen Cheng and Yu Jishi introduce the Chairman's Guard, and knew that his chief officer, Major General Feng Shengfa, had special hobbies, so he was not too surprised, and frowned:

"The army is the weapon of the country, where is the reason to be brave and strong? If you really want to compete, let's compete again on the battlefield of resistance against Japan, and whoever loses more Japanese will win."

"Fighting with the Japanese? That will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the month of the Horse......"

Feng Shengfa frowned, and said sarcastically: "Senior Master Wu, are you afraid that your face will be dull if you lose?" I've heard Ci Xiu, Momofuku and General Liangzhen say how powerful your spy company is, but I've never seen it with my own eyes...... This time, no matter what, we have to compare, as long as it can help us find the problem and correct it in the next training, it doesn't matter to us whether we win or lose. ”

Wu Ming was unmoved, and still politely declined:

"I'm really sorry, our special service company directly under the new Second Division is currently carrying out a month-long special training in the Huaiyu Mountains in the west丨 I don't carry a radio station, and I'm afraid it's too late when they are notified...... As far as I know, the Chairman's Guard is carefully selected from nearly one million officers and men in the whole army, and how can our division-level special service company with an exploratory nature dare to compare with you, the best sons of heaven selected from among the officers and men of the whole army? I'll admit you're good, aren't you? Let's just try it."