The peasant brothers, or, more precisely, these serfs, who were treated as objects half a year ago, and who did not even have the power to be human beings, have very simple and warm feelings for Elena who saves them and changes their fate. Moreover, after experiencing an agrarian reform and being deprived of land by feudal forces and capitalism, they realized the preciousness of Elena's regime. Therefore, even if they are only facing Elena, a little land reform worker in the somewhat mysterious and even shrouded in the aura regime of the Great Magister, their enthusiasm for asking questions also makes Jocelyn, who is not mentally prepared, a little scrambling.

"Brother Jocelyn, is Gastens the Grand Magister?"

"Brother Jocelyn, are you still here this time?"

"Little Brother Jocelyn, are you married, do you have a partner? I have a daughter who is in good health and can cook, I think the age is just right, do you want to see her? ”

Seeing that Qiao Celin was willing to chat with everyone between meals, whether it was a farmer who had received a land certificate or a farmer who was about to receive a land certificate, they all gathered around. Their questions were full of variety, and Jocelyn was a little overwhelmed. At this time, it was still the eldest sister Fenna who delivered the meal with a lion's roar, roaring a somewhat chaotic scene.

"What's the hurry, line up for the old lady, come one by one!"

Jocelyn didn't know who Fenna was from Riverside Village, but she seemed to be useful when she spoke. Some of the chaotic scenes calmed down a little because of her words. Seeing this, Fenna turned around and squeezed out a flattering smile and sat down next to Jocelyn.

"Little Jocelyn, my three sons are not a matter of farming every day. Do you still need people for your team? ”

"yes, do you still want people?"

"That is, instead of farming, we also want to do revolution!"

"Yes, the last time the land was taken back by those officials, I felt unsure. Now that those officials have been beaten away, they don't know when they will come back, Brother Jocelin, do you still need people? ”

Fenna's words brought back Jocelyn's memory. Before leaving Elena, Gastens gave a farewell party to the agrarian reform team, at which he proposed to absorb all ardent revolutionaries. Now, looking at these enthusiastic faces in front of him, Jocelyn was a little excited, it was the excitement that his chosen path was recognized. He blinked, still not forgetting Gastens's teachings.

"Folks, Elena is always welcome, revolutionary, everyone is always welcome. However, we have said in President Gastens that revolution is not about having dinner for dinner, but about fighting and bleeding, even to the death. Are you guys really ready? ”

"In this world, if you don't participate in the revolution, won't you die?"

Sister Fenna's loud voice rang out, and it was immediately echoed by many people. However, some people have raised doubts.

"Well, Brother Jocelyn, if we join the revolution, will there be any land left?"

"Yes!" Jocelyn is still very familiar with his business, "You have participated in the revolution, and your land can be planted by your family." If you don't have a family, you can also choose to retire from the army at any time when the revolution wins, and when the time comes, we will distribute the land according to your contribution to the revolution, and if you do a good job, you will get far more than four acres of land! ”

As soon as Qiao Celin's words fell, he received a positive response from the villagers. A group of men, women, and children, including Fenna, began to ask questions about how to sign up and what they could do. Qiao Celin couldn't care about eating noodles at this time, and even Sister Fena, who had been protecting him, forgot to let him eat noodles. According to his own memory, the young serf began to answer everyone's questions one by one, and before he knew it, he had turned this short lunch break for a bowl of noodles into a consultation meeting that lasted more than two hours. It wasn't until the sun drifted from the middle of the sky to the west that Jocelyn basically solved everyone's problem, and repeatedly emphasized the fact that Gastens was not a magister. Even Jon Warren, who came with him, had already written down the names of more than two hundred new peasants who had signed up for the revolution. And it was only at this time that everyone remembered the matter of dividing the land again.

Maybe it was because of the two-hour consultation meeting, Qiao Celin revealed too much information, and the subsequent land division process was very smooth, and the villagers whispered a lot, but they didn't care about the land allocated to them. After all, that was already the land that had been allocated once, and now it was only given to them again. What they are concerned about now is what kind of future they can have when they join Elena's revolutionary ranks.

At the end of the evening, Jocelyn and Jon discussed and selected a dozen of the more than 200 people who signed up to be smart and able to read a few words, and stayed by his side to help and coordinate the local peasant movement. Others, on the other hand, send a team back to Elena. There, more than 200 people will be distributed by Bimpo Bobroughf's Livelihood Bureau, some will join the army, some will become workers, and some will probably continue farming. It's just that both Jocelyn and Jon feel that since these people have given up farming in Riverbank Village, they shouldn't take the initiative to choose to farm in Elena. Their future is more likely to be a glorious revolutionary soldier or a hard-working revolutionary worker.

Seeing the small team leave, Jocelyn and Jon returned to the village. At the kind invitation of Sister Fenna, their land reform working group and the accompanying guards have been warmly accepted by the villagers of this village. And the soldiers who are responsible for night patrols and sentry have also begun their own work. Standing in the middle of the rough dirt road in the village, looking at the village in the twilight light, and Sister Fenna, who was standing not far away and waving to them, he suddenly felt a sense of happiness. Perhaps, this is what the chairman said, the happiness of the revolution.

With a little satisfaction and doubt, Jocelyn and Jon walked into Sister Fena's house. After a short break, the land reform team will help the village committee and the village party branch to continue to lead the revolutionary movement in the village. And the rest will go to the next village to change the fate of the serfs and peasants in that village.

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Just as Jocelyn and Jon started chatting with Sister Fenna's three sons, Gastens and Ivan were already standing by the martial arts arena on the outskirts of Elena. Here, military reform, which has been planned for more than 10 days, is underway.

“…… In the previous battle of Elena Guard, we lost too much. The 6,000 most elite of the guerrilla brigade and the production brigade are now returning one after another, less than 2,000. There are only about 11,000 soldiers in the 1st and 2nd Militia Divisions who are basically familiar with our fighting methods. As for the 3rd and 4th Militia Divisions, which were newly formed during the war, they were temporarily disbanded in order to maintain and restore production. However, some comrades offered to continue the fighting, and we incorporated them into the 1st and 2nd Militia Divisions, and now both divisions probably have less than 7,000 men each. Our total strength is 13,400,000 men, and we are a little nervous to defend Elena, let alone take over the defense of the two provinces. ”

Although the outside and the people are in awe of Elena now, in the eyes of Elena's real high-level leaders, Elena is now like a half-grown child who suddenly got a huge amount of property, and if she is not careful, she may kill herself.

"The army is the foundation of everything, the barrel of the gun is the guarantee of our regime, and the reform of the army must be carried out as soon as possible," Gastens said, standing on the parade platform next to the exercise ground, sharing his thoughts with Ivan and other generals.

"The surviving comrades of the two brigades, the production brigade and the guerrilla brigade, are our most precious army seeds, and comrades who have no major problems, I think they can all be reused. The new revolutionary army was built on the skeleton of more than 2,000 officers. Then, it opened up to the outside world to absorb soldiers, mainly serfs and the working class who were interested in the revolution. However, I now feel that the main element of our army is likely to be the serfs, who are the greatest beneficiaries of the land reform now being promoted, and who are also the most motivated to defend the fruits of the revolution. And the working class in the cities, because of the flight of the big capitalists, may have an impact on their incomes. Although I had arranged factory production, reduced the intensity of labor for them, established trade unions, and provided them with certain welfare supplies, their yearning and steadfastness for the revolution were inferior to those of the serfs at this stage. Therefore, when recruiting soldiers, you must also be aware of what you should receive. Our current revolutionary army has a skeleton and theory, but it lacks flesh and blood. When the men are recruited, train quickly, distribute weapons, and then send them out to stabilize the provinces of Engspan and Siloam. ”

The full name of the Revolutionary Army mentioned by Gastens is the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, which Elena decided on after several discussions in the council. According to the resolution of the Council, the provisional establishment of the Elena Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army was based on the traditional regimental system of Ankenrein, with six divisions, with Ivan Warren as commander and Garence Warren as chief of staff of the newly created army staff. Eddie Warren, who previously served as the head of the militia unit, served as the commander of the 1st Division, and Haba Nye, who previously served as the commander of the 3rd Regiment of the Production Brigade, served as the commander of the 2nd Division of the Revolutionary Army. A few weeks ago, the officers who left Elena with Gastens to ambush Tai House Bush are the only ones who can survive. As for the commanders of the 3rd to 6th Divisions of the Revolutionary Army, although they were all veterans who survived the Battle of Elena, there were not many vivid memories in Gastens of his memory. While the ranks of the revolution are growing, they are also making sacrifices. And the memories carried by those who survived have become heavier and heavier.

"Chief", Ivan still used his earliest name, and the surrounding generals heard him call him Gastens, and their eyes were somewhat envious. Ivan was the first comrade-in-arms to follow Gastens from the death squad, and now there are not many people like him who can call Gastens the leader.

"You say."

Gastens looked at the soldiers training on the martial arts arena and didn't look back.

"The steam cannon of the Negro Republic hit us so badly last time, should we do some too?"

Ivan's words speak for the hearts of the officers. Although there are advanced weapons such as the Thunder 1 and Luoshan 1, the inferiority in range and power in the face of steam cannons still impresses these generals who have been pressed and beaten for several days. They also know that Gastens doesn't seem to be very optimistic about the steam cannon, but they still hope that Gastens can give them some new weapons and new surprises.

"I have my own plans for this."

Gastens nodded, not wanting to explain too much, but looking at the eager eyes of Ivan and the other officers, he hesitated for a moment, but still said a few more words.

"New weapons are already in the works, and they are being kept secret for the time being. When the basic finalization is produced, I will take you to take a look and let you see what kind of weapon is the king in this world. ”

As a person who has witnessed the evolution of weapons in another world, Gastens is very decisive and firm in saying this. Ivan and the generals were also infected by his firmness and showed expectant eyes. It's just that they also know that they can't see Gastens today's new weapons, and they began to discuss the details of army building and reform with some regret. Gastens took one last look at the soldiers on the arena and joined the discussion.

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The discussion lasted for more than two hours, and it was not until late at night that Gastens and the generals had a simple meal in the cafeteria. He said goodbye to his generals and left the arena with his guards, arriving at Elena No. 1 Factory. After several guards and inspections, entered the experimental workshop of weapons of the First Plant.

"You're here?"

William Richardson, the head of the factory's weapons manufacturing, stood up from a pile of parts, looked at Gastens and greeted him. Since Daisy's death, he has put all his energy into the factory and R&D. He is so focused that he will even forget to eat and sleep if no one reminds him. Gastens later had to arrange for two guards to keep an eye on him, both to keep him safe and to prevent him from getting too tired.

"Well, I'm here, how is the giant beast?"

Hearing Gastens mention the behemoth, Richardson's eyes brightened again. He broke free from the pile of parts and came to Gastens.

"It's almost, I have to say you're such a genius, I never thought a weapon could be designed like this. However, with such a heavy device, the existing steam power simply cannot be driven, I don't know if you can do anything ......"

As he spoke, Richardson led Gastens to a behemoth. The giant machine, more than three meters tall, was covered with a heavy canvas that obscured its face. Gastens paused in front of it for a moment, and reached out and pulled the canvas off, revealing a monstrous steel giant.

It was a track-driven, fully armored steam tank. And on Earth, it has another name.

Tank.