As the commander-in-chief, the circumference is still like this, and the situation of the rest of the officers and men can be imagined, and the top and bottom of the 1st Marine Brigade have been tossed a lot.

In the past few days, more than 100,000 troops consisting of six infantry divisions, two cavalry brigades, one tank brigade, two field heavy artillery brigades, and five air force detachments drawn from Anxi, Gansu, Shaanxi, and Shanxi provinces have set off for the planned large-scale exercise area.

For a time, in the vast wilderness of the northwest, a large army of troops on the 600-kilometer-long "battle" line from Yili in the west to Hami in the east gathered.

The roar of all types of artillery shook the earth, the tanks and infantry groups marched in unison, and the aircraft formations covered the sky and the sun.

On the railway line behind, a train full of supplies came and went almost every two cups of tea.

The large-scale exercise, code-named "Boil," will last for about a month, and the individual military budget will be set at 1.2 billion yuan after some speculation.

More than 100,000 Ming troops on the first line and more than 300,000 auxiliary personnel on the second and third lines are burning money at a rate of more than 27,000 yuan per minute.

For a long time, the Ming army did not care much about the code name of military operations, so it often used words and numbers to determine the name, for example, the number of this large-scale exercise was called "T/109/No. 1/Change 1".

I don't know what kind of consideration it is, but in the new regulations and norms that the Ministry of War decided not long ago, it has unified the code naming principle for future military operations -- naming after the name of the disease, and giving priority to the single word.

"Oh, I'm going to leave my Shandong territory soon, I don't know if I have time to return to my hometown on Chinese New Year's Eve this year."

Xie Wancheng and several officers looked at the scene outside the window of the carriage, and for a while they felt a little like they had passed through the door of the house three times without entering.

As for Zhou Changfeng in the room in the front compartment, he ate a few pieces of aspirin, made a big bowl of ginger soup, and rested for more than an hour, and his condition quickly stabilized after the fever subsided.

Although it had long been estimated that many people would inevitably catch a cold this time, the 1st Marine Brigade purchased a lot of ginger early.

However, I didn't expect that the consumption rate was far beyond expectations, and it had been used up a few days ago, and now the ginger in reserve on the military train was still newly bought when it passed through Shenyang Mansion.

The train galloped across the land of the Central Plains and finally arrived at Nanjing Jiangbei Railway Station at 3 a.m. the next day.

The troops stayed overnight at the railway station, and after dawn they crossed the river and returned to the camp.

“…… The pulse and complexion are okay, and the body temperature is also very stable, but you still can't blow the wind and suffer the cold, Junzuo, you just go home to recuperate for a few days. Jiang Ning suggested.

"Your body is important, go back quickly, my sister-in-law takes care of you much more carefully than our old men......" As he spoke, Xie Wancheng thought that someone Xia was still pregnant, so he hurriedly changed his words, "I will feel a lot more at home and recover quickly." ”

"It's enough for us to lead our troops back to the camp, come back quickly, and rest for at least three days." Zhu Lishuo also hurriedly echoed a few words.

His mentality is actually a bit similar to "sending my parents on a business trip", without Zhou's restraint and discipline, the next few days will be much freer.

What do you mean by that? There are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkeys are kings!

Zhou Changfeng glanced at him and patted the pistol holster on his waist, "If you dare to do anything wrong, you will settle the accounts one by one when the time comes." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, this is the capital, give us a hundred guts and don't care about messing around."

"Huh."

Zhou Changfeng, who had been sleeping since dinner, had rested for seven hours, but these rests were still not enough for those who had not recovered from typhoid fever.

The moon and stars are sparse, and the night sky is jet black.

Even though the bustling southern city never sleeps, the central, northern, western and eastern urban districts are still quiet at 3 a.m.

After parking the car steadily, Zhou Changfeng, who was standing at the gate of the small courtyard, fumbled for a while before finding the door key.

"Click-"

In the quiet night, the movement of the key unlocking seems quite abrupt.

The air at night is less dense than during the day, and sound waves tend to travel along the ground, making sound travel farther and louder.

Push the door and enter the hospital.

Located next to the Forbidden City, where every inch of land is valuable, the residence is naturally not very big, although the layout of this small courtyard is also a standard triple courtyard, but the total area is really pitiful.

Does this mean that the emperor is really too stingy? I can't even give up a big house!

The left and right wings and the main room were all dark, and it was obvious that Xia Xiaoshi and Lin Xi were sleeping soundly.

When the boots collide with the bluestone slab, no matter how light the hands and feet are, there will still be a more obvious crisp movement.

Just as Zhou Changfeng was struggling with what to do so as not to disturb them, suddenly, the door of the west wing opened, and a female voice came from it.

"Who?!"

I saw Lin Xi, who was wearing a nightgown and barefoot, holding a gun in one hand and resting the other hand on the door.

In the moonlight, the Chang'an II pistol in her hand reflected a cold dark blue light—a characteristic of the blue roasting process.

"Stop, don't move! Otherwise, shoot! She lowered her voice and said coldly.

To be honest, Zhou Changfeng was really taken aback by her - he didn't turn on the light or ask, he just pushed open the door and pointed a gun at someone else without saying a word.

"Don't! It's me, it's me. ”

"Huh? Why did you come back at this time? ”

Misunderstanding cleared.

Lin Xi was embarrassed, and Zhou Changfeng was both afraid and embarrassed.

She whispered, "I'm so sorry...... I thought that the person who sneaked in when Yin Shi was not a good person, so I ......"

"It's okay, it's okay, go back to sleep, don't catch a cold." Zhou Changfeng didn't feel his heartbeat slow down until this time, and he waved his hand, "Your vigilance is not bad. ”

"You're overrated."

What made Zhou Changfeng cry and laugh the most was that it was obvious that this little oolong had made a lot of noise, but when he came to the master bedroom of the main house, he found that Xia Xiaoshi was still sleeping deeply.

The room was warm because of the stove, and she only covered it with a thin blanket—she didn't think it was appropriate to cover a large thick quilt if she was pregnant.

A cold early winter moonlight shine through the curtains and sprinkled on her body, as if covering her with an invisible layer of hoarfrost.

Zhou Changfeng left the room and took off his clothes and boots, and after washing his face and feet casually, he sat lightly on the edge of the bed.

Xia Xiaoshi, who was sleeping soundly, was really cute, and after looking at it for a while, Zhou Changfeng, who was itching, really couldn't hold back, and reached out and gently hooked her nose.

She rolled over and went back to sleep, all her reaction was limited to.

This wife is so silly!

Zhou Changfeng lay down with a smile, pulled the corner of the blanket casually, and then closed his eyes.

The moon sets and the sun rises.

When the warm sunlight replaced the cold moonlight on her face, Xia Xiaoshi, who was sleeping in a daze, suddenly felt that something was in the way of her.

She pushed, but there was no response, and then she tried to open her eyes......

Well? When did Zhou Kexing come back? It's unlikely, right? Am I still dreaming?

Half-asleep and half-awake, Xia Xiaoshi thought she was dreaming in a dream, so she struggled for a while, and then reached out and pinched her leg.

"Shhh

"What are you doing?"

"It's... I didn't dream...... Oh my God, sir, when did you come back? ”

This night was very impressive for Zhou, first he almost had a trouble with Lin Xi, and then he admired his wife's naivety.

But it was also the night of the first day of December, and for Luo Fu, who was far away in Fuzhou Mansion, it was destined to be unforgettable.

Fuzhou, also known as Banyan City, is a place that is important but does not have a high sense of presence.

Legend has it that during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zhang Boyu, the Taishou of Fuzhou, called on the people of Fuzhou to plant banyan trees all over the city, and since then it has been known as the banyan city.

Geographical factors make the shipbuilding industry in Fuzhou in ancient times very developed, the technology is also quite advanced, the Ming Dynasty widely used Fu boats, and Fuzhou craftsmen made Fu ships have always been first-class.

Nowadays, compared with the rich and prosperous Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Guangzhou, Fuzhou and Quanzhou, which were as famous as them in ancient times, have silently retreated to the second line.

But this is only a shortcoming, Fuzhou is still a qualified industrial city with five large and small shipyards and nearly 20 slipways or docks.

And that's just the pillar, shipbuilding, not to mention the other industries that are here.

“…… This thing is too big to handle. Your courage is truly extraordinary, and it is very human. ”

In the magnificent Yongcheng Hotel, Luo Fu, who was ordered to supervise the handling of the case, was once again sincerely invited.

He held a delicate small wine cup and savored the precious aged Luzhou Daqu.

Beside him, several officers and officers did not look very good.

Anticipation, nervousness, eagerness, worry, a mixture of emotions, it is hard to imagine that the gaze of a mere mortal can contain so much meaning.

It is said that the courage is extraordinary, but in fact, it is said that the person who does this is bold.

It is said that it is very human, but in fact, it is said that this matter is so serious that only the top elites can do it.

"Alas-" Fuzhou Tongzhi sighed and said helplessly: "The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade, the predecessors went astray, and the descendants could not turn back, so they could only go down one road." It's hard to be an official in my Ming Dynasty. ”

"Huh." Luo Fu, who looked calm, chuckled, "Really? Can you guarantee that there was no trace of evil thoughts or luck at that time? ”

Then, he said lightly: "As far as I know, even if the car is driving on the mountain road, as long as the people above are brave enough, they can still pick up a life by jumping out of the car." What if you don't jump? Then rush off the cliff. ”

This was not a good thing to say, and everyone present was silent, but the leaders still had to laugh together.

The Fuzhou case was not trivial, and the emperor was very unhappy, so he specially sent a member of his cronies to supervise it.

Although there is no name of Qincha, there is the fact of Qincha.

Although it is not as monstrous as the ancient Qincha, the current Qincha must not be underestimated, otherwise the end will definitely be miserable.

The cause of the Fuzhou case was negligible, and in early August, a detachment of the Nanyang Fleet was conducting regular ocean-going training in the waters of the Ryukyus, but was unfortunate enough to encounter a typhoon.

Although it should have been done properly, there were no casualties and no ships sank, but the whole fleet was still in a mess, and one of the minesweepers was seriously damaged (the hull was partially deformed and torn), and could only be towed back to port by other ships.

However, the dismantled steel was found during the inspection, and the unaware steel mill thought it was a mistake, so it went to the door to find the shipyard theory, and finally made a big fuss.

A check shows that a large number of parts of this landing ship have used C-shaped structural steel, and even D-shaped structural steel has been used in some places.

C-type structural steel has high hardness, poor toughness, and low cost, and can only be used for small-sized ships - less than 800 tons according to naval regulations.

D-type structural steel is an unqualified batch of B-type structural steel (used for medium and large ships), if it is much lower, it will be scrapped and recycled, but if it is only a little lower, then it will be used to manufacture civilian ships.

In short, this minesweeper, which has a displacement of 1,200 tons and should have used B-type structural steel, actually used a large number of substandard and even defective structural steel.

God knows if this is just an isolated case, but it is known that a cockroach was most likely already in a nest when it was found.

However, until everything is ascertained, no conclusions can be made, which is why the imperial court did not make a big move.

But after half a month of careful inspection, the special investigation team sent by the imperial court has already come to a conclusion that is not optimistic-

The same situation existed with another ship of the same class, built by the Changle Shipyard; In addition, the shipyard's four minelayers were also built with extensive T-shaped steel.

There is no doubt that someone is going to eat peanuts this time, and there are many people and many people.

"Let's put it this way, we also know that it is impossible to completely press it down now, but how can we admit it?" The hall of the Fuzhou Prefecture Department of Industry is a handsome man, very young, and he has only been established for a few years.

A middle-aged man with a slight fortune looked at Luo Fu eagerly, "That's right, you have to ...... Big things are small. If this case gets bigger, we or the court won't be able to hang on face. Luo Zhizhao, Lord Luo, look at ......"

He is the cousin of the head of the Changle Shipyard, and as for the person in charge himself, he is now in the prison of the Fuzhou Provincial Criminal Department.

In these years, it has been rare to call others "adults", and there are only two situations, either ridiculing and ridiculing, or pandering.

"Big things small?" Luo Fu stared intently at the calligraphy and paintings on the opposite wall.

"That's Dong Qichang's, I'll send you off."

It seemed that Luo Fu was relieved, and several people were more attentive.

At this time, I don't know who coughed lightly and clapped his hands again.

In a few acres, a string of slender figures rushed in, some were tall, some were horizontally looked at as peaks on the side of the ridge, and some were slender and slender.

Despite their different appearances, they were all dressed coolly.

Fuzhou, it's quite warm at this time.

The woman at the head was dressed in purple light gauze, with open-toed high heels on her feet, and the hairpin tied in her bun was shining.

Seeing her walking with a bright pace, Luo Fu hurriedly waved his hand, "What are you doing?" Have a meal and watch dancing? ”

"Huh? Are you not satisfied with these vulgar fans? ”

Do you take this test?

Luo Fu knew that he was going to be attacked in turns, and if he wasn't as strong as iron, he would definitely not be able to parry.

Heroes are sad to pass the beauty level, and besides, they are not heroes!

"The so-called big things are not negotiable, and we will talk about them in detail tomorrow."

After vaguely trying to stabilize these people, he resolutely left.

A few minutes later.

"This guy is perfunctory, he is not tempted." Someone gritted his teeth and said: "Break the kettle and sink the boat? ”

"No! Try again tonight and let him... Jumping into the Yellow River can't be washed. ”

(End of chapter)