Early in the morning

The sky has just revealed the whiteness of the fish's belly

A street with a dense collection of tenement buildings in the Red River Valley

in a room

The room is simply furnished, except for a bed, a cabinet, a table and a stool, there is nothing superfluous, a set of military uniforms are neatly stacked on the table, on which the pistol holster and saber are pressed, and on the other side are two oil-paper bags, which also have leftover chicken bones and small half-eaten steamed buns.

The people on the bed were wrapped in quilts and fell asleep, only half of their hairy bare legs were exposed, and the room was filled with a strong smell of male hormones and feet, as well as some of the smell of rancid overnight meals.

When the cold morning light reflected the side of the bed through the window lattice, the person on the bed woke up from a deep sleep, and lifted the quilt with a confused look, this person was Li Xuanzhu.

He yawned lazily, suddenly snorted, sat up, hugged his stinky feet and sniffed it, and quickly let go with a disgusted face.

Really, it stinks.

Li Xuanzhu's action just now affected the sore muscles all over his body and gasped for cold air, and his face showed a painful expression with bared teeth; "I'm a mother, this more than 100 pounds is not mine, the instructor of the pro-guard team is really ruthless!"

He sat on the bed and looked back at the sky, and got up with the muscle pain all over his body.

After recovering from his injury, Li Xuanzhu was fortunate to enter the recruit training camp of the Pro-Guard Corps and became a reserve officer.

The duration of Red River Valley High School is two years, and after graduation, except for no more than 20% of outstanding students who can enter Red River Valley University for further study, everyone else will go out into society.

The Dragon, Tiger, Leopard and Wolf Four Cavalry Guards have supplemented the troops, expanded the new company, recruited more than 1,300 young students who are determined to join the army, and the Royal Mounted Police across Queensland has recruited more than 460 people, plus the current preparation for the establishment of the Shangri-La Garrison, recruiting more than 800 people at one time, all of whom are fresh graduates from the Eagle Program.

It is said that the next step will be to prepare for the Queensland garrison, which will require more than 1,500 new secondary school graduates.

Others have successively entered various industrial and mining enterprises, urban and rural departments, and worked hard for their future.

A moment later

Li Xuanzhu had already freshened up and put on his military uniform, hung up his shiny saber and gun, put on shiny boots, and cleaned up his whole body, and there was not a trace of wrinkles on his uniform.

When I walked to the mirror, I saw a heroic and strong young soldier with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looked particularly energetic in a military uniform.

Li Xuanzhu suddenly squeezed his eyebrows and showed a grimace, and he smirked happily in the mirror, and his temperament, which was originally much calmer in a military uniform, instantly cracked, revealing the naughty side of an 18-year-old boy.

He pulled out the Colt nine-millimeter revolver in his holster, raised the pistol that shimmered with cold steel to his face, and made a cold pose in front of the mirror, and then he couldn't hold back a "hehe" laugh, happily showing his back molars.

One moment like this, one moment like that.

Li Xuanzhu shows off various poses in front of the mirror, and he is happy to be alone, but he is the happiest little trick every morning, and he can always have a good time.

"There's nothing to say, it's a good boy."

Nodding with satisfaction, he made the final conclusion for his image, he inserted the standard gun into the holster, returned to a calm and serious look on his face, and stretched out his hand to push open the wooden door with a "squeak".

Li Xuanzhu walked out of the room and closed the door casually, his room didn't need to be locked, there was nothing in it, and the rats had to cry when they came to see it.

is too poor to be thorough, wearing all the belongings on his body, and even the quilt is rented by the landlord.

Along the wooden stairs "pedaling" all the way down, the nose has been wafting a fragrant smell of pasta, the first floor is the owner's business place, the main breakfast of all kinds of porridge soup, casserole soup and steamed buns.

This is a senior gold digger from Guangdong Province, known as Brother Yutou, after naturalization in Red River Valley City, he used a loan from Huitong Bank to purchase this three-story tenement building, opened a breakfast shop on the first floor, and leased out the second and third floors to make more money.

Married to a native white wife from Central America, Fishhead now has a second child, the older boy can run all over the ground, and the younger one is still in swaddling clothes.

"Hey, Ah Shu, get up so early! Eat here or go out today? Brother Yutou, who was busy, heard the sound of the stairs, and turned around to see Li Xuanzhu, who was dressed in military uniform, coming down, and hurriedly greeted him loudly.

"Brother Yutou, of course I want to try your craftsmanship in the morning, I know that the soup you make is the most beautiful, bring me a pork ribs and winter melon soup, 5 buns and a bowl of fish fillet porridge, the old rule...... Accounting. Li Xuanzhu replied very familiarly.

"Haole, you find a place to live first, and the winter melon pork rib soup will come soon."

"Don't worry, Brother Yutou, you serve the other guests first."

"Then wait a minute, Brother Bolt."

"It's fine."

Li Xuanzhu picked up a few buns from the steaming cage drawer and walked over and sat down, there were already a few guests sitting on the table, and when he saw this, he hurriedly gave way to the side to make room for him.

"Sir, sit here."

"Thank you."

There are about a dozen guests sitting in the breakfast hall, and from time to time there are guests who come to eat a breakfast with baskets and basins, which are all residents who live nearby, and the business is quite good.

On this densely populated street, there are more than 20 breakfast shops alone, and the white mist of the steamers placed along the street is steaming, wafting the fragrance of steamed buns and cooking porridge, full of heavy life fireworks.

In the grocery store diagonally across the street, a melodious singing voice came from the big brass speaker of the gramophone, which was the song "Spring Breeze Difficulty Yumen Pass" by Bai Lan, a Chinese female celebrity who has been in the limelight recently.

This song based on ancient poems, after the affectionate interpretation of the famous singer Bailan, the tune is poignant and resentful, like a deep boudoir lady who is looking forward to her husband's return from the army day and night, full of sorrow in the bright spring day, and a heart has already flown into the distance.

Gramophones from the United States quickly became popular in the Chinese community, and vinyl record operas, cross talk and songs became popular and became a new entertainment industry.

Many famous opera singers have become popular because of this, attracting a large number of ticket holders, and theater owners have also made a lot of money.

Finished breakfast

Li Xuanzhu said hello to Brother Yutou, and then walked all the way down the street.

This is the old town developed by the Red River Valley City, with 2~3 storey buildings as the mainstay, and some Western buildings are mixed in from time to time in the Chinese cornices, showing the diverse style of the immigrant city.

It's still early, many large shops and banks have not opened, Li Xuanzhu walked along the neat and clean stone road, his leather boots hitting the hard road, making a rhythmic "click" sound.

His face was serious and resolute, his arms swung rhythmically back and forth, and his body was straight, revealing the sassy and heroic posture of a young officer.

Occasionally, there would be one or two early girls on the side of the road, and when they saw it, they couldn't help but stop, and their eyes followed the tall figure of this young soldier into the distance.

"Hey, isn't this a leash?"

Hearing the crisp sound of horses' hooves and a warm greeting, Li Lianzhu turned around and realized that it was Li Siyuan, an instructor in the recruit training camp of the Pro-Guard Guard, a senior who was two years earlier than him.

Li Xuanzhu immediately put his legs together, and gave a military salute neatly, "Good morning, instructor!" ”

"Hello."

Li Siyuan rode over and returned a military salute with a smile; "Bolt Pillar, your recent training performance has been very good, do you have any plans for the next step?"

"Instructor, aren't we all supplementing the pro-guards, is there any other place to go?" Li Xuanzhu was stunned for a moment and asked.

"Hehehe...... It's a different time. Li Siyuan turned over and got off the horse, took the reins and walked forward side by side, his eyes looked at the rows of buildings in front of him flashed with a hint of excitement, and said;

"I think you also know from the radio broadcast that we are likely to have a fierce battle with the Dutch, for which the military has carried out a large-scale mobilization and expansion, preparing for the construction of a new Shangri-La garrison division, the military has a big face to fight for this, this is our first formed army division in the Red River Valley, it is of great significance!"

"Instructor, I know about this, but I don't know much about it."

"Huh...... You're in training camp every day, and you can't listen to what's going on outside the window! ”

Instructor Li Siyuan has a good relationship with Li Xuanzhu, and he doesn't mind revealing some inside information, and he will announce it publicly soon; "Zhuzhu, do you know who the commander of the Shangri-La garrison is?"

"I really don't know this, please tell the instructor."

"The commander of the Dragon, Tiger, Leopard and Wolf Four Cavalry Guards and several German bigwigs are all interested in competing for this important position, and in the end, the principal has decided that the deputy chief of staff, Lord Chi Shouzhuo, will take this important position, he is one of the five tiger generals of Hongmen, and the henchmen and cronies cultivated by the principal himself." Instructor Li Siyuan proudly revealed this secret.

"It turned out to be Lord Wei Chi Shouhu, I saw him three months ago, and he followed the principal to visit the ward, and his expression was very kind." Li Xuanzhu immediately remembered, and his impression coincided with a senior officer in his 30s.

Li Siyuan instructed; "After all, it's a chief, don't lose your dignity."

"Humble duty understands."

"The formation of the Shangri-La Division is the top priority today, for this purpose two hundred experienced officers will be selected from the four cavalry guards and the personal guards, many of our personal guards have signed up, and I am also one of them, don't you want to go?" Li Siyuan asked.

"I ...... Can I do it? Li Xuanzhu was a little overwhelmed, and pointed to his chest and said; At that time, the principal came to visit the hospital, but I personally said that I wanted to serve by the principal's side, and I had not yet completed the officer training, so I am afraid that I did not meet the standards, right? ”

"Huh...... You're really an elm head. Li Zhiyuan smiled and explained for him; How do soldiers show their loyalty to the principal, naturally they kill the enemy on the battlefield, are willing to pay their lives and blood, and practice their oath with practical actions, so as to live up to the hard work of the principal, as for the officer standard, you still have more than a month to end the training, just in time to form an infantry battalion in the later stage, I think you are a good young man to persuade a word, this opportunity can not be missed! ”

Li Xuanzhu, who said this, was greatly moved, and seriously considered it and said; "If that's the case, then I'm willing to participate, and if you go, instructor, count me as one."

"Okay, happy." Li Siyuan nodded happily, patted Li Xuanzhu's shoulder and said; "My application for transfer has been approved by the peak, I will leave the training camp on the same day, it is estimated that I will serve as the chief officer of a company, and I will leave you a platoon commander position when the time comes, and we brothers will work together, soldiers, they should be rich and prosperous on the battlefield, earn a future for themselves, and live up to this life!"

"What the instructor said makes sense, I listen to you." Li Xuanzhu expressed his position very simply, and since he decided to do so, he would not look forward or backward.