The next day, the office of the commander of the Paradise Island Fortress.

"Report!"

"Come in."

When Li Shancheng walked into the commander's office, he saw Brigadier General Liu Zhiyuan, the chief of staff, Colonel Wu Changjian, and the chief executive of the fortress, Di Yonghang, sitting in a row behind a long desk.

Li Liancheng stood still, standing upright, staring straight ahead, with no expression on his face, and his heart was ...... Not nervous, just clearly aware that he will have a very important task. Thinking back to the question that Hailinga asked yesterday who would be the next person to die, he felt that such a grand scene was probably his turn.

However, he was not afraid, and even had a very relaxed feeling, hiding in the defensive walls of the fortress all day long, in fact, he was also very aggrieved.

"Captain Li Shancheng." The first to speak was the chief of staff, Colonel Wu Changjian, who was actually in his early 40s, but his hair was gray, almost completely white. Looking at the young officer in front of him, who was standing straight like a sword stuck in the ground, he asked calmly: "I read your resume, you have served in the anti-terrorist force, participated in many United Nations-authorized peacekeeping battles, was wounded three times, and won the highest level of the Medal of Human Freedom, right?" ”

"Yes."

"Why did you retire later and become an ordinary middle school teacher in middle school?"

"For personal reasons, sir."

"Make it clear."

"I'm tired of fighting, sir. Especially after I saw my most important companion die in front of me. My retirement was fully in line with the procedure. ”

"I can understand that veterans who have been through a lot of battles often have serious psychological scars because of the fighting. But ......"

"I understand! Sir! I have never flinched from a fight, past, present, or last! I can die, but I won't back down! ”

"You have a new appointment." Chief Executive Di Yonghang interjected.

Li Xiaocheng was a little surprised that the chief executive would propose his appointment, but the fortress is now a combination of military and government, and the chief executive is also the commander of the fortress, so he didn't think much about it, straightened up and said, "Be ready to die in battle at any time, sir!" ”

Brigadier General Liu Zhiyuan, the commander, stretched out his hand and slapped the table, and said in a loud voice: "Very good!" As a soldier, you must have this determination and consciousness to live to death! I can die, but I won't back down! He paused, lowered his tone, and said calmly: "However, a truly qualified soldier must not only be prepared to die, but also learn to live better." Here's your letter of appointment, take a look at it for yourself. ”

After speaking, he put a document on the table in front of him, Li Liancheng took a step forward, took the document and returned to its original position, holding it in his hand and lowering his head to quickly read the document.

"Teaching team?"

Chief of Staff, Colonel Wu Changjian, nodded and said, "Your resume shows that you are now the best candidate to be the commander of the teaching team. You have a lot of experience in actual combat, you have performed quite well after the outbreak of infection, and you have worked as a middle school teacher, and now you have cultivated a student army that has achieved initial results, which is something that no one else has. ”

When he saw that Li Shancheng wanted to ask a question, he waved his hand and said: "The teaching team is composed of 300 cadets, and they are selected in the fortress to have outstanding abilities or specialties in a certain area, ranging in age from 10 to 16 years old. The Cadets use your current student soldiers as the base backbone for military training, and it is not required that each of them can become a good soldier, but at least have basic military skills. ”

Chief Executive Di Yonghang added: "In addition to military training, they still have to maintain the learning of basic knowledge, so the fortress has also selected 20 young primary and secondary school teachers with solid skills." Of course, it is not easy to find particularly good teachers, after all, among the survivors, the number of real teachers itself is relatively limited. In addition, 15 full-time medical and logistical personnel are equipped, and these 35 personnel are also integrated into the regular field force. ”

Among the tens of thousands of survivors of the fortress, the initial distribution of supplies is rationed, and there is a relative hierarchy according to different professional identities and contributions to the fortress. Of course, the criteria for division are not absolutely fair, but in this extremely special case, the distribution level of the front-line field troops, as the highest level, is also a matter that everyone knows and cannot object. However, the quota of the first-line field troops has always been very strictly controlled, and even the reserve and militia units of the second and third lines are very difficult to promote to the establishment of field troops, and they need to be checked by the commanders of the fortresses at all levels.

At present, Li Shancheng, who is in the process of being organized, has given 35 non-combatant field units at once, which is very unusual.

Brigadier General Liu Zhiyuan finally said: "In addition, I will give you another 30 real elite field soldiers, and you will be equipped with an adjutant, two deputy positions, and a chief and deputy chief of staff, and your command will include you with 6 people, and the entire teaching team will be 371 people. At present, the quota of the cadet corps has been filled, and the selection of combatants has been completed, and the selection of non-combatants is being carried out on the side of Chief Di. Your deputy and the Chief of Staff are also being selected, do you have any personal comments or suggestions? ”

Li Xiaocheng thought about it and shook his head, the establishment of this teaching team is very special, and he also felt an extraordinary meaning from this specialness. He didn't have any special requests, he just felt a very huge pressure on his shoulders.

Liu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Then I'll help you set a deputy position, and let Captain Hailingjia be your deputy." I saw that you all appeared together at every meeting, and my colleagues in the Chief's Department said that you looked like a good match. ”

Li Liancheng almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and he couldn't count the bigwigs of the Chief's Department who still had such gossip and leisure. Especially the dignified commander, are you assigning me a deputy position, or are you looking for a partner for me? However, he didn't like to say anything more, and this kind of thing became darker and darker, so he simply didn't say anything.

Wu Changjian looked at Li Liancheng who was a little embarrassed, and said with a gentle smile: "Young man, although the commander is joking with you, for you, the commander's department has fully recognized it after long-term observation. Captain Hailinga is super capable personally, and if she changes someone, she may not be willing to be a deputy, since you are more familiar with each other, I believe you can do a good job. You have to train this teaching team in the shortest possible time, not to take them to battle, but to have strict discipline and super mobility, and if necessary, you can complete the assembly and transfer in the shortest possible time. ”

Li Xiaocheng was silent for a moment and asked, "Three chiefs, can I ask a question?" ”

Di Yonghang smiled and said, "Of course, what we need is a good commander, not a robot who can only carry out orders." ”

Li Xiaocheng asked: "Where is this teaching team going to be transferred?" ”

Liu Zhiyuan tapped lightly on the table with his right hand and said, "Standby." You just have to remember that you are shouldering a difficult task that has a long-term future, and even if you die and the combat unit dies, you must ensure that the vast majority of the members of this team survive. ”

Wu Changjian added: "The teaching team is not a team that the fortress has freed up on its own, it will be integrated into the system of the newly established 7th Army of the world's highest joint command, and will exist as a branch of the 7th Army." ”

"The 7th Army?"

Wu Changjian nodded and said: "Regarding the specific information of the 7th Army, you will slowly understand it in the future, with the existence of the 7th Army, you and your team will never be alone." ”

"Understood." Li Xiaocheng put the script together and slowly saluted a military salute. Although he still has many questions and doubts, he knows that what he needs most now is not the answers to these questions, but to use all his abilities to complete his mission.

Perhaps, from the day he brought out the surviving students of Fenghua High School, no, maybe from the day he became a middle school teacher after he retired, his mission was already doomed.

After coming out of the commander's office, Li Liancheng stood in the corridor that was not wide. The Commander's Headquarters was almost built on the summit of the mountain range in the center of Paradise Island, and when he stood in the corridor and looked out, he could clearly see the top of the towering fortress defense wall, and even the city outside the defense wall that he had worked and lived in for a long time.

The sky was overcast and it was going to rain heavily.

The dark sky is a bit depressing, and even more oppressive than this sky is the catastrophe in front of you.

Several commanders did not say it explicitly, but the establishment of the teaching team obviously carried the meaning of leaving a fire for the fortress, for the paradise island, and even for the entire human race.

The changes on the battlefield have made the commanders realize that the tall defensive walls may not be able to guarantee the safety of the survivors. The Chief of Staff also reminded him again before he left that he must lead the team to an alternate shelter in the shortest possible time if the situation changed.

Although "the situation has changed" is a vague word, although all this is just a kind of worst-case plan, but the worst-case plan is often necessary to face.

And the mysterious "7th Army", and the phrase "You will never be alone"......

Even though Li Liancheng's age and experience made him no longer sentimental, he still had a mood that was more difficult than facing death in his heart.

"Report!"

When Li Shancheng walked out of the building of the commander's headquarters and walked to the front of the jeep where he came, he found a young man wearing a warrant officer uniform standing in front of his car.

It was a white face, a little shorter than Li Liancheng, who was 1.8 meters tall, but maybe it was because the military uniform was a little short, it still looked relatively tall, a little thin, but very energetic, the eyes were not big, and the hair was a little long, but when he spoke, he had a smile, giving people a very cordial feeling.

"Report to Chief Li, my name is Zhao Rui! I have received an appointment from my superiors, and from today onwards, I will be your adjutant! ”