Seeing his serious appearance, Xia Xiaoshi acquiesced that he was not joking, so she was surprised: "Why? Haven't you just been in office for a long time? Is this going that far? ”

"Because I'm excellent," after a small boast, Zhou Changfeng coughed dryly: "Ahem... Actually, it's mainly to mix resumes. ”

"Resume?"

"That's right, otherwise why be promoted, it's not a war time, and if you want to be promoted quickly, you have to try to brush up your resume."

Obviously, Xia Xiaoshi didn't quite understand his thoughts, and hesitated for two seconds before asking, "Why are you so eager to be promoted?" ”

You're only twenty-seven, and although a twenty-seven-year-old lieutenant colonel can't be said to be unique, it's definitely rare.

How dangerous it is to go so far overseas, to be unfamiliar with the place of life, and to still be fighting.

Her gaze slanted downward, and she whispered: "The Francois Peninsula is now in chaos, the two armies are facing each other, and countless casualties are killed and injured every day......"

Zhou Changfeng said with relief: "Just to inspect and observe, it's not dangerous and safe." ”

"The cannonballs don't have long eyes."

"If we don't go to the front, we're generally in the rear."

People's three views are influenced by their parents to a considerable extent, and Xia Bing's casual and free and easy, non-seeking style of dealing with the world has also influenced Xia Xiaoshi.

If she wants to say that she has lived that kind of hard life, she will definitely not agree, but if she has to go through a lot of hardships and desperate competition to strive for glory and wealth, she is also reluctant.

It's true that it's plain.

Besides, the current situation is quite good, even if the status is not considered, the monthly salary of the lieutenant colonel of Zheng Sipin is as high as two hundred and forty yuan, plus her own, this income level is already first-class in Daming.

Why venture to go so far away?

The words of the penitent husband looking for the marquis are not in vain, Zhou's dedication seems to be too heavy!

Full of anticipation, she hesitated and asked, "You... Can you not go? ”

"I can't." Zhou Changfeng denied it very simply.

It is said that women have needles in their hearts, but for experienced men, it is not difficult to find out what they think.

In essence, it is "whether you care or not", and by extension, whether there is enough security, which may not be understood by men, but this is precisely the point that women value the most.

The tram arrived, and the two got off one after another.

Zhou Changfeng smiled slightly, and said casually: "It's safer to have a higher rank, and you don't have to worry about your life when you sit in the rear, right?" I'm still waiting for the rest of my life. ”

"......" Xia Xiaoshi, whose face was slightly red, nodded slightly, "Then when will you leave?" ”

"I don't know, but it should be soon, ten days and half a month."

The two walked wordlessly all the way to the gate of the county middle school.

Groups of teenagers and girls came to school with bags on their backs or bags, and there was no shortage of people who greeted Xia Xiaoshi happily, "Hello sir!" ”

However, she stopped at the school gate, looking particularly entangled.

"Why don't you go ......?"

The surprised Zhou Changfeng just asked, and Xia Xiaoshi beside her also happened to speak, as if she had made a great determination, she asked in a low voice: "Before that, should we get engaged first?" ”

Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard this, and then said, "Yes, if the time is not in a hurry, it's no problem at all." ”

got an affirmative answer, Xia Xiaoshi, who had a flush on her cheeks, bowed her head and said, "Well, then I'll go first." ”

How simple a girl's careful thinking is.

In contrast, Miss Zhu... No, Princess Ning You's woman is much deeper, and dealing with her is quite brain-consuming.

After seeing Xia Xiaoshi enter the school, Zhou Changfeng took a new ride to the direction of the imperial city in Dongcheng District... That is, the location of the large official office of the imperial court.

The military expedition was led and organized by the Ministry of War, and the Metropolitan Governor's Office, which was only responsible for the war, had nothing to do with it.

The application submitted by Zhou Changfeng a few days ago did not stay long before he received a clear reply -- he agreed that he must come to the military headquarters to report before the end of February, and the deadline will come.

After explaining the intention, it was a long wait as always. But this time, Zhou Changfeng learned to be obedient and took a nap directly in the waiting room.

"Governor Zhou, Chief Circumference?"

A civilian lieutenant woke up Zhou Changfeng with a helpless face, and the latter hurriedly raised his hand to look at his watch, and couldn't help but wonder - why has it been half an hour since he closed his eyes when he felt like he had just closed his eyes?

After walking around the government office for a while, he finally came to a large room on the second floor.

A thin official wearing round-framed reading glasses inside was pouring tea from a purple sand teapot, and when he saw Zhou Changfeng coming in, he still picked up the cup and took a sip in a hurry.

This is Lang Zhong Xie Congqian of the Department of Military Sciences, and he said with a smile: "A few days ago, I was thinking about whether the navy should also send someone with me, but I didn't expect you to take the initiative to apply, which is agreeable." ”

"At present, it is not peaceful, and a major war affecting the world is probably inevitable, and the current civil war there is a very good place, Germany, Russia, and Italy have invested a lot of new weapons, and the air force has also been put into use on a large scale." Zhou Changfeng stared straight ahead, "I think this is a very valuable opportunity to learn from experience, and it is of great reference significance." ”

"Good, good." Xie Congqian was very satisfied, he stroked his short beard and said:

"Some people are not happy when they are named, but you are proactive. You are also a strange person, oh, in the eyes of others, 'dirty work' rushing to do it. ”

"A few days ago, when I went to suppress bandits, I was directly picked up by others, and some people were still waiting to see the jokes, but you divided five by two and cleaned up the gang of stubborn bandits."

"Whether the dynasty can be revitalized or not depends on talents like you after all. In addition to observing the current combat situation, we should also carefully record their tactical experience. ”

"In addition, a large number of ordnance trafficked by our country and the DPRK have been shipped to the ship one after another, and now the third batch has also been shipped. Whether these weapons are usable or not still has to be tested in actual combat. ”

Obviously, juniors like Zhou Changfeng are very blue-eyed by the older generation, so Xie Congqian, who usually doesn't talk much, talked about it endlessly, and described in detail the tasks of the Ming military expedition.

It is the blood of Europeans who is shed, and it is the lives of Europeans that are killed, and we must take from them these valuable experiences of war that have been exchanged for blood and lives in an almost free way.

In addition, it is also crucial to inspect and feedback the actual combat effectiveness of Daming's domestically produced weapons and equipment.

If it is defective and useless, it is still peacetime, and there is ample energy to improve it, and it would be too hasty to realize the mistake until the end of the war has already begun.

"If you understand it, you must keep it in mind. That... When do we depart? ”

"It's tentatively set for the tenth day of the next month."

Zhou Changfeng was relieved when he heard this, there were still ten days left, and the engagement was barely in time.

(End of chapter)