"Good! Pay attention to my trumpet, one long is forward, two short is stopping, one long and one short is ready to shoot, do you hear? ”

Ivan's roar echoed in the playground, and the soldiers of the production regiment were following Ivan's instructions, adjusting and familiarizing themselves with the tactics of platoon guns. Most of these soldiers were slaves before, and in the Third Guards Army and the Seventh Combat Reserve Army, they were either cannon fodder or coolies, and no one had the patience to train them carefully and cultivate them. Although they have mastered the crude tactics of platooning guns, they are only the most basic knowledge, tactical literacy and crisis response, and there is still a big gap between them and the regular army. Gastens could not and was unwilling to absorb too many soldiers from the freemen and minor nobles in the early stages of development, so he could only work on these people to make them the backbone of the Elena Plains.

"Tread-tread—"

The sound of neat footsteps echoed across the playground, and rows and columns of soldiers lined up in neat formations under Ivan's orders, forwarding, stopping, raising their guns, aiming, over and over again, without stopping. Although it was the depths of winter, the chill in the air was refreshing, but many of these soldiers had white ice slag hanging from their eyebrows and beards. It was the water vapor they exhaled during training that condensed and left marks on their beards.

"Doesn't that seem good?"

Zinker didn't know when he came to Ivan and watched the soldiers on the playground with him. Ivan looked sideways at him, a little surprised.

"What, the police department got it?"

"Of course, you don't look at who I am."

Having decided to develop a base in Elena, Gastens did not forget about the actual control of the local government. Although the situation in Ankenriin is now dangerous, the local government in Enspan Province is still basically stable, and he does not plan to openly rebel, but only arranges a few people to be the acting chief of the main agency in the town of Elena. Because Elena Town was originally a small-scale gathering place built on the factory, the management system was not fully integrated into the management scope of the city of Moon. Except for the factory director and the town mayor, who are appointed by the city hall of Moon, the management personnel of other small town government departments are all decided by the factory director and the town mayor. Now the director of the factory is Gastens, and the mayor of the town has been missing for a long time, so naturally no one can stop Gastens's plan. According to his arrangement, the identity of Sink Warren has been added to the new title of the police chief of Elena Town on the basis of the commander of the second company of the production regiment of the three guards army.

"I heard that Bimpo Bobruv went to the People's Livelihood Bureau, but I don't know what happened?"

"He has the boss's letter of appointment in his hand, and no one dares to interrupt it."

Zink replied and continued to look at the drill in front of him, "You say, what does the boss want to do when he is so active in preparing for the war?" ”

"What do you want to do, don't you know?" , Ivan glanced sideways at him and scolded with disdain.

"Hypocrisy."

"Hey! How can you do this! Zink smiled, "None of us want to liberate all our serf compatriots, but according to the leader, the time is not yet ripe to launch a revolution, and at this stage, we can only farm, understand?" ”

"Farming, and climbing tech trees!" Ivan's memory is no worse than that of Zink, "But that tech tree, what's it?" ”

"It's the steam engine, right? Don't you see that after the big carts sent from Roseville this time came, the boss was like losing his soul, drilling into the factory every day, and every time he saw him, he couldn't close his mouth with joy, it must be some kind of technology tree! ”

"Tech Tree, it's not a worker's kind yet," Ivan pouted, "Hey, don't you think the head has been on good terms with Gurakos lately?" ”

"He is in charge of the factory, he wants to build machines, he must have more dealings with him, you, you are big, you have a lot of eyes, you are all revolutionary comrades, what do you think?" Zink patted Ivan on the shoulder and changed the subject, "Hey, have you heard, someone recently saw a girl from the boss's side, and she looks pretty good." ”

"Oh, I know, the last time we went to Roseville, the first Miss Daisy, you forgot?" Ivan's memory is indeed better than it seems, Zink thought about it for a moment, and thought of the girl.

"It's her! How did she get here? ”

"Who knows," Ivan shrugged, blowing a long and a short horn, and the loud sound made Zink's ears tingle. He frowned, and just as he was about to leave, he saw the figure of Bimpo Bobruf in the distance. He trotted over to the two and delivered Gastens' orders.

"The boss said, you two, come with me to Conference Room 2 now."

Ivan and Zink glanced at each other, a little curious. The last plenary meeting was held to report on the Ronninger rebellion, but this time, what happened?

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“…… The lathe we use has a larger output power than this, and the equipment is still small, head, didn't I say, your Anken Rein equipment can't do it......"

Gurakos accompanied Gastens through the newly installed equipment at Elena's factory. When he had just received an order from Gastens to assist the men from Ankenrein commissioning the equipment, Gurakos did not realize that he was debugging a complete set of upstream equipment. And it wasn't until he installed the equipment that Gurakos realized what Gastens was trying to do.

"Alright, you know that you Nigru have a high level of industry. But do you have all the advanced production equipment in your Strondwood factory? ”

"Not really", the smugness that had just swelled up in Gurakos's tone was instantly extinguished, "I still saw the equipment when I went to the main factory of East Rama for training, really, much more powerful than these." ”

"Okay, you, it's too much!"

Gastens looked at a horizontal single-axle lathe in front of him, his face intoxicated. Although most of these devices are second-hand, they are not very good in appearance and condition. But with them, the Elena factory went from a second-level factory that could only do maintenance work to a first-class factory that could produce any equipment he needed. A functioning Tier 1 factory would give the Elena Plains the production capacity of the most important modern weapons and production facilities. So, while Gurakos was telling the truth, Gastens was not angry at all, and in his eyes, the factory represented the future of the Elena Plains.

"Okay, head, I'm really convinced, seriously, I really didn't expect you to get a complete set, we Tulucas have been looking for more than ten years, but we haven't made up this set."

"You are a border principality, and you may be called by the other party at any time, of course I can't give it to you. I have combat readiness needs, and I am still in the relatively safe rear of Anken Rein, so naturally there are not so many things. However, if you really like it, when you have the conditions, I'll help you Tulucas outfit, how about it? ”

"Head, that's what you said!"

Gurakos put away the smile on his face and saluted Gastens, who looked up at the clock hanging outside the wall of the factory's control room and left the equipment.

"Let's go, Gurakos, come with me for a meeting."

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Charlie Harry Warren pushed open the door to the second conference room with some trepidation. When he had just been told by Eddie Warren that he was going to come alone, he was still a little unconvinced. After all, the meeting that named him alone was obviously higher than the council that everyone could attend, which also meant that he was closer to Gastens's inner circle.

"Yo, here?"

Gastens greeted Charlie Harry and asked him to sit down. Charlie Harry saw Ivan, Zink, and Bimpo Beaubruff in the room, all three veterans who had crawled out of the dead with Gastens, and Thomas Gurakos, the awkward Tulucas in Rein's language. In addition, there was a company commander with whom he was not very familiar, and a fair-skinned girl with a bright smile on her face, who looked out of place on the scene.

"Alright, we're all here."

Gastens clapped his hands and stood up. The others sat down when they saw that he was about to start speaking.

"I invite you to come over today, I have something to discuss with you", Gastens's tone was a little unusually excited, and Ivan and Zink glanced at each other, a little curious. Their heads, but a snow-capped mountain collapse in front of them and their faces have not changed, today they actually showed the excitement that can be seen by the naked eye, so what he has to say must be very important.

“…… Among you here are comrades who founded the communist group with me, brothers who came out of the old 19 death squad with me, compatriots I met on the battlefield, serf guys who struggled out of the death squad like me, and new partners who joined our team after coming to Elena. We all come from different countries, speak different languages, and have different identities and experiences, but we all have one obvious thing in common, that is, the pursuit and yearning for communism! ”

As Gastens's speech deepened, the people he ordered sat up straight one by one, with expectations in their eyes, and they looked at Gastens, waiting for him to continue.

"Along the way, people have always asked me what communism is and what communism can bring us, and I have answered this question countless times, and I have asked myself countless times, is my answer correct? Is my understanding of communism correct? Now, after so much time of working together, we have temporarily put down roots in the Elena Plains and have our own home. I would like to ask my brothers here, what do you think, what is communism? ”

"Abolish private ownership of the means of production!" , Ivan was the first to raise his hand.

"Abolish slavery!" , Zink was the second to speak.

"Build a society without class, without exploitation, without oppression, where everyone is equal!" Daisy replied with a joyful smile on her face as she looked at her lover beside her. Of those present, she was the only one who knew the purpose of Gastens' meeting.

"Very good, it seems that your class was not in vain!"

Gastens chuckled softly, and then said, "Master Huni Havari has clearly told us in 'On Capital' that any new social system must be hindered by the old one. As the old class in power, capitalism and imperialism will not obediently bow their heads and compromise, and they will certainly use all means to prevent the development and spread of communism. If, like me, you want to walk this path, you must have the consciousness to dedicate everything to this path, including your own life, at any time, you, right? ”

The conference room was as quiet as a forest in the darkest night, everyone looked at Gastens, and everyone's eyes gradually became firm. Daisy, for some reason, suddenly remembered the conversation she had with Gastens in the cafeteria last fall.

"Did you know that communism is banned in both the Negro Republic and the Fern's Third Republic? I heard that His Majesty the Emperor also intends to make this theory a forbidden science. If you continue to study it and believe it, you may be stripped of your hard-earned student status, and your personal freedom may be restricted, you know? ”

"I know."

In Daisy's memory, Gastens gave the answer, with a devotion and awareness that made her soul throb, "I have prepared for the day when the red flag is flying, I have paid too much, no matter what the cost, no matter what sacrifice is required, even if it is my life, I have no regrets." It is my dream to erect a red flag in this dark world, so that every worker has an equal status, and to build a world dominated by laborers, and it is also the goal that I have pursued all my life, do you understand? ”

"I understand."

In a trance, the little serf sitting opposite Daisy on a warm autumn day coincided with the figure of the leader of his own team standing at the long table in the conference room, Daisy subconsciously gave an answer, but suddenly realized that he was no longer the schoolgirl who sat opposite Gastens and secretly tested his loyalty to communism.

"I understand."

Daisy's words seemed to open a magic box, and Ivan's answer immediately followed and left a mark in the air.

"I understand."

Zink followed closely, his gaze determined.

"I understand."

Bimpo Bobruv clenched his fists and looked at Gastens.

"I understand."

In a somewhat lame Ryan language, Gurakos gave his answer.

"I understand."

Eddie Warren's cheeks were red and tears were hanging from the corners of his eyes.

"I ...... Got it! ”

Charlie Harry Warren hesitated, but then he remembered the excitement he felt when he knocked on the factory door in despair and saw the light coming from inside. If more serfs could be freed like him, he would be willing to give his life for that cause.

"Good!"

Gastens slapped the table heavily, "Master Huni Havari said that the promotion of communism requires a rigorous, firm, and willing to dedicate all its self to the organization, and after so long of working together, I have decided to establish a Communist Party here, at this moment!" As the most core, most important and most determined organization to promote the realization of communism, I, Gastens Warren, hereby solemnly invite you to fight with me for the cause of communism all my life! ”

"Boom ——!"

On a cold winter day, under the gloomy sky, a thunderclap rolled by. People under the same sky looked up, but saw only scattered snowflakes.

Winter is still going on, but spring is approaching.