Zhou Changfeng took the telegram and browsed it, "Go back to report on your work?" This side has just started, how can anyone just start to make a report? ”

The words of this telegram were vague, and he couldn't say why, he felt that it must be no good thing, "Call back, saying that I am not free for the time being, military training is a major military event, and it will only make sense to report on work when the results are produced." ”

Similar to what he felt, this time the Beijing debriefing was just a cover.

At first, when Zhou recommended himself to personally select the training center and preside over the intensive combat training, everyone didn't care, but who would have thought that things that should be ordinary were actually picked out by Zhou A lot of faults!

The most troublesome thing is that this guy does not communicate privately, but directly sends a report to the army, pointing out a series of omissions and problems.

Once the official document is issued, it will inevitably be kept on file, and the Ministry of War, the Department of General Administration, and the palace must be kept on file, which means that these things are completely put on the surface, and they can only be done on official business, and there is no room for maneuver in accommodating operations.

Moreover, it is not only the Guangdong Metropolitan Department and a few military departments that need to be held responsible, but also the Quartermaster Department and the Military Training Department of the Ministry of War.

Failure to provide adequate training equipment in a timely manner is a liability of the Quartermaster Division; The Military Training Division is also responsible for failing to coordinate and resolve difficulties and ensure the smooth completion of the training of the 107th and 108th Divisions.

The emperor was displeased, the cabinet was dissatisfied, and the people of the Metropolitan Governor's Office were even more angry, claiming that such neglect of military affairs was a major fault that could not be shirked.

Adding fuel to the fire was that these things were also poked out, and the news in the major newspapers was very well-informed, and although it did not reach the front page, it soon spread to the uproar.

Now it's good, and many people's careers will be affected.

There are so many positions in government offices at all levels, one turnip and one pit, how many people are staring at the same time, just waiting for the opportunity to grab the pigtails, and if there is a business trip, it will immediately attract a "siege".

Zhou Changfeng was undoubtedly successful in this regard - unwittingly stirring up a part of the Ming civil service system.

Therefore, the anxious old men of the military department hurriedly sent electricity, trying to invite the big Buddha back to Beijing. Once Zhou returned to Beijing, he tried his best to keep him, delaying the time until the military expedition team departed.

Most of the governor's mansions watched the drama with relish, and it was obvious that everyone had already seen that these guys who were still always bargaining in the military department were not pleasing to the eye.

The General Staff Office of the Metropolitan Governor's Office also made a special call to the Qiongya Joint Training Battalion -- signed by Cheng Han, the same as the General Staff Office, saying that now that all fronts are now stable, there is no hurry, and the troops can be trained calmly and with peace of mind.

In the east of Zhaoren Palace, Su Yiyi said while placing the file on the bookshelf: "I don't know if Zhou Beizhao is intentional or unintentional, and now there is an accident again......

"He doesn't care so much." Zhu Lingjing, who was leaning on the chair, fiddled with her fingernails and said casually: "Or if you know the measure, his mind is very active." ”

"I think it's scary when you say that."

"Why?"

Su Yiyi smiled a little embarrassedly: "Hmm...... I used to feel that Zhou Zhizhao was the kind of unruly and straightforward, but gradually I felt that it was not like that......"

Zhu Lingjing raised her eyes and glanced at her, and said nonchalantly: "Do you want to say that I thought he was simple-minded before, but now he finds that it is different, and the gap is too big, right?" No, as I said a long time ago, he's very shrewd. ”

"Isn't that bad?"

"What's wrong? The inside and the outside are the same, so worry-free. ”

As she spoke, Zhu Lingjing slowly got up and stretched.

Day and night alternate, and a few days pass in a flash.

Zhou Changfeng was disdainful of the changes in the outside world, he didn't care at all how many people would be frustrated in their careers, and the major omissions in the wartime conscription troops must be properly resolved, not to mention that public opinion and the army applauded.

The high-intensity training made the officers and men physically and mentally exhausted, and Zhou Changfeng prescribed a special two-day vacation.

Those who find it troublesome may stay in the joint training camp, but most of them will go to Yazhou City to take a stroll, and some even take the train to Qiongzhou together.

Zhou Changfeng was quite troubled by the fact that the morale of the conscripts was really low, so that the intensive combat training had caused distress in the past few days.

At this time, he was finally able to empathize with the officers of these newly formed infantry divisions.

Many conscripts are in a state of confusion - the king division has won successive battles, why should we be forcibly conscripted to serve?

Without the encouragement of national hatred and family hatred, and the fanaticism of militarism, most people just want to live their own lives in peace.

"Is it also up to us to mobilize and disseminate propaganda? What did those literati eat? Can't even play the role it should have? Can't draw cakes? Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but complain about this phenomenon.

However, this is actually a bit difficult to make a propaganda machine, because the war between China, Britain and the United States is essentially a competition of interests between the great powers, and it is really not easy to exaggerate emotions, which is much more difficult than the propaganda in history that good will triumph over evil.

The good news is that the Anglo-American propaganda machine is facing the same dilemma as the Ming Dynasty, and the morale of the American officers and soldiers captured by the Ming Army is also poor—without the vengeance that has been carried out after the sneak attacks in history, the mood of the American people and the military is relatively calmer.

Thinking of this, Zhou Changfeng is not so troubled, as long as he can pull the same running line, there is no difficulty in everything.

However, in order to boost morale as much as possible, he still took great pains - grand stories, vigorously promoting a bright future of meritorious deeds; Subsequently, additional funding was requested to improve the food supply.

The military department, which has always detained and searched, was afraid that it would snub Zhou, and the speed of appropriation was unexpectedly fast.

The money was asked by Zhou to be used for the purchase of ingredients, focusing on eggs, cooking oil, and various meats, which are the things that can best enhance the happiness and satisfaction of grassroots soldiers.

As a populous country with a limited level of industrialization, animal husbandry does not have the unique advantages of Argentina, so although ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty are basically free from starvation, meat is still a rare delicacy on weekdays.

In order to prevent the occurrence of deduction and greed for ink, Zhou Changfeng specially ordered a team of officials sent by the Guangdong Provincial Prosecutor's Department, and also found some newspaper reporters and student representatives to form a hodgepodge supervision group.

He even let out cruel words - if he was caught, he would kill his head, and he would not follow the process, he would shoot himself to see who dared to care in the end.

It may be that Zhou's deterrent power should not be underestimated, or it may be that the cunning reporters are pervasive, and there are no mistakes in the procurement stage for the time being.

Tons of rapeseed oil, peanut oil, palm oil, Zhanjiang chicken, Wenchang chicken, Dahua white pig, and Yorkshire pig were transported by military train to the Sanya Naval Base.

How much has the food improved? There are not enough whetstones for the cooking units.

It is worth mentioning that now the pigs in the north and south of the Ming River are imperceptibly "changing", almost all farms choose white pigs, and black pigs can only be seen in rural areas.

China's local black pigs have a good taste, but the growth cycle is too long, often 9~10 months before they can be slaughtered, while white pigs only need 5~6 months to be slaughtered. Therefore, in later generations, in order to meet the growing demand, the local black pig was almost extinct.

The introduction of British Yorkshire pigs to improve local black pigs was an important instruction issued by the imperial court that year, and it was also vigorously promoted by Zhu Shiyan himself.

It's like how to enrich a country and strengthen a soldier without smelting copper, how to strengthen your body without eating meat?

If I don't raise pigs, how can I rejuvenate the country?

Zhou Changfeng wrote in a letter to his wife: "I am really worried about military training, and I am a father and a mother, and I feel that I have broken my heart for the society......

He thought that he should give himself a day off, and it happened that Ouyang Zhanghua had finished his inspection in Hangzhou, and now invited someone Zhou to have a banquet in Qiongzhou, and the latter readily agreed.

Following.

It was only dawn and Qiongzhou had already woken up from last night's sleep.

Wisps of black smoke rose and disappeared into the blue sky.

The slender train ferry, carrying five or six military carriages, came from the north side of the Qiongzhou Strait, and the wharves were crowded with people, workers coming and going, trucks with roaring engines, and steaming locomotives forming a busy picture.

In addition to the many workers who got up early to go to work on the streets, there were also many soldiers who were drunk and drunk.

These are soldiers who have returned home on leave, and are allowed to take leave every nine months if they are deployed overseas in wartime.

If you choose to return to your homeland, you will have a total of 10 days from the day you set foot on the country. If you choose to go to Sin Chew, Old Port, Batavia, etc., then the holiday is extended to fifteen days.

Many soldiers still felt more intimate about returning to their homeland, and some of them, who were more playful and unmarried, were reluctant to go home, so they simply spent 10 days in the local area.

At first, everyone was inexperienced, and the soldiers who returned from vacation complained that the prices of Guangzhou and Dagu were too expensive, and even the goods were not right, so more and more people chose Qiongzhou and Quanzhou, which were rumored to be of good quality and low price.

As volunteers, professional soldiers often see life and death very openly, and a few people may still have illusions and save money for the rest of their lives, but after the tempering of blood and fire, this illusion has also disappeared.

The bullet has no eyes, and God knows when it will be on Huangquan Road, so it's better to have fun in time.

Therefore, many soldiers will squander their salaries for several months, eat and drink spicy food, and do what they want in the fireworks and willow alleys. Some people even hold the concept that people die and die for thousands of years, and feel that it is very unlucky to save money carefully.

The local gendarmes and police will not and do not dare to make things difficult for these soldiers who have only returned to China for leave with great difficulty, as long as they do not violate the law and discipline, then everything is easy to say.

The more transcendent status is the submariners, and the local gendarmes received the order - if they see a bearded and crazy naval soldier, then it is most likely a submariner who has just returned to the sea, and it is enough to stay away after asking for confirmation and saluting.

After Zhou Changfeng got off the plane, he took the car to the designated place, and saw many drunken soldiers along the way, and couldn't help but wonder how Qiongzhou has become the first choice for returning to China for vacation.

Passing through the downtown area halfway through, looking at the bustling streets, a sense of peace and tranquility struck him, but it quickly turned into a trace of worry.

The streets are full of casual people, and the streets and alleys are full of stalls and vendors selling miscellaneous goods and handicrafts.

Young men and women holding hands and talking about love, middle-aged women carrying vegetable baskets and bargaining...... The rationing system doesn't seem to have any negative effect on them.

Ouyang Zhanghua's chosen place for the banquet is called Chenxinglou, located at the end of a street in the west of Qiongzhou City, quite secluded, this restaurant mainly deals in Yunnan cuisine and Cantonese cuisine, Hunan cuisine is also available, but the cooking skills are not sophisticated.

After getting off the off-road vehicle, the soldiers in the front and rear of the two sidecar motorcycles quickly lined up and stood guard.

Zhou Changfeng, who was dressed in blue-gray clothes, reached out and picked up his saber and crossed the threshold with the knife.

A woman with an excellent figure greeted her with a smile, "God, is this General Zhou?" Seeing is believing, this is much more handsome than the newspaper, I am the shopkeeper Wenfang. ”

Zhou Changfeng glanced at her, "What about Chief Ouyang Officer?" ”

"They are in the private room at the back, oops, I really didn't expect it, Senior Ouyang said that there would be a distinguished guest coming back today, and I still wonder who it will be, it is really brilliant."

"It's serious, it's not going to be not."

The private room of Chenxing Tower is at the back of the entire courtyard, which is relatively independent and can only be reached through the elegant corridor.

Zhou Changfeng noticed that the guards here were quite tight, and there were gendarmes guarding them every short distance, which could almost be said to be three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry.

Along the way, a beautiful girl in the same company has been trying to open up the topic, trying to talk to Zhou Changfeng for a few words.

It can be said that the arrival of Zhou has greatly attracted their interest, after all, this is a young general with outstanding achievements who only exists in the newspaper.

Wenfang thinks she is well-informed, but she has never seen a cat that doesn't eat fish, and they all say that the hero is sad to pass the beauty pass, and she really wants to see it today - it can be said that it is a different kind of bad taste.

The girl in the front left was also in good shape, wearing a pink dress that was exceptionally light, and her snow-white thighs were hidden and exposed when she walked the stairs.

Zhou Changfeng, who was following behind, pursed his lips, shook his head slightly, accelerated his pace and strode past her, and went straight to the second floor.

"General Zhou is really calm, even if someone recommends a pillow seat, he is indifferent, it is indeed extraordinary." Wen Fang said without hesitation.

"This one...... The main thing is that Madame is strict, and I am afraid of her. ”

Regarding Zhou Changfeng's humorous refusal, Wen Fang just smiled slightly, and then went down the stairs by herself, "Is a talent like General Zhou who is hard to find in the country also afraid of guilt?" It's a real anecdote. Hey, it's a great blessing to be able to sleep with you, and I really envy your lady. ”

"Actually, it's more about fate."

As soon as he entered the door, Zhou Changfeng suddenly found that there was another person in the private room besides Ouyang Zhanghua, both of whom were drinking tea, smoking cigarettes, and chatting with great interest.

"Oh? It's finally here? ”

"yes, the plane encountered a cumulonimbus cloud and went around in a big circle."

"This is from the Admiral's Mansion of the Oriental Fleet." Ouyang Zhanghua pointed to the colonel wearing glasses beside him, and introduced with a smile: "He has a lot of ideas for dealing with submarines." ”

The colonel stood up straight, clasped his fists and saluted: "In Xia Zou Yongxia, I have seen Zhou Zhizhao." ”

Ouyang Zhanghua chatted a few words and then announced the opening of the banquet, beckoning Zhou to eat and drink openly.

All kinds of dishes were served like flowing water, and a dozen young women in light shirts and skirts rushed in with various musical instruments in their hands, and began to play music after Qi Qifu's body.

"I didn't expect Ouyang seniors to have such Yaxing." Zhou Changfeng couldn't cry or laugh, and turned to a straight face: "How is the Yingchao?" Have the causes and consequences of the shipwreck of the fleet been clarified? ”

"The Glowing Confusion is unharmed for the time being, and the damage is not great, but this is suddenly encountering a strong wind...... Unexpectedly, much bigger than the weather prediction. ”

(End of chapter)