Chapter 1 On the way back ()

The Strait of Malacca had passed three days ago, and the "Buckingham" ocean-going tanker is now sailing in the waters of the Nansha Islands.

The high temperatures near the equator are gradually improving, and the subtropical early spring sea breeze blows from the north is warm and comfortable.

Although the long journey is coming to an end and the air is comfortable at this moment, a young man in his early twenties still looks sad at the side of the ship on the second-class deck of "Buckingham".

His name is Wu Shaoting. He just graduated from the Munich Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy a year ago and interned in the Macedonian Army for more than half a year. It was not until two months ago that he boarded the cruise ship returning to his motherland from the UK.

Wu Shaoting never believed in time travel. As a member of the 21st century special forces, he rarely read such online novels. How could he know that such a magical thing happened to him?

He only remembered that he was hit in the chest by a stray bullet four months ago during a live-fire exercise. This was not a big deal. He was wearing a twelve kilogram steel plate bulletproof vest, but after waking up, he found himself in a dormitory of a barracks in Munich, with his soul possessed by a man of the same name and surname.

What is even more surprising is that there is a ridiculous braid on his head.

That's right, Wu Shaoting traveled to the late Qing Dynasty. The current time is March 3, 1908.

Four months have passed since this incident. Of course, he has adapted to this identity. During his last internship assessment in Germany, he also used his military qualities in the 21st century to achieve extremely excellent results. At this time, in the cabin suitcase, he was also equipped with a Browning M1904 pistol rewarded by Captain Philip.

The reason why he is worried now is that he is worried about China in 1908 and his future.

Anyone who has read history knows that the thrilling Xinhai Revolution and the warlord melee that lasted for more than 20 years will soon begin on the land of China. What can a time traveler do before the troubled times are approaching?

Wu Shaoting looked at the bleak sunset on the sea level and couldn't help but sigh. Suddenly, a sentence came to his mind and murmured: "The revolution has not been successful yet, comrades still need to work hard! Alas!"

At this moment, a question suddenly appeared behind my back: "Who is my friend, aren't you afraid that these words will cause death?" This accent was in a strong Cantonese accent.

Wu Shaoting was slightly stunned and quickly turned around and saw a young man in a long gown standing behind him, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and was very thin, about thirty years old. I don’t know when this person appeared.

An unpredictable smile hung on the corner of the young man's mouth, staring straight at Wu Shaoting in front of him.

Wu Shaoting looked at the other party for a moment, smiled indifferently, and said, "If you have a murderous disaster when you said the previous words, then you even cut off your braids. Wouldn't it be a catastrophe?"

The young man did not refute any, but laughed and said, "What surprised me was this young man who was muttering to expel the Tartars, but still had the relics of the Tartars on his head. Isn't this a contradiction?"

Wu Shaoting sighed, calmed down his emotions, and said worriedly: "I have wanted to cut it long ago. What should I do if the Tartars corrupted the minds of my man? Is it possible to keep it? I have no choice but to have difficulties. I am not as open-minded as you students who study abroad, otherwise I would not have kept it until today."

Since the failure of the 1898 Reform Movement, many young intellectuals in China have begun to cut off their braids privately, especially in southern provinces beyond the reach of the Qing government. In addition to students, even the new soldiers formed by the Qing government have privately cut off their braids in order to facilitate the convenience of wearing new military caps.

Although the Qing government had a strict order to "keep braids without hair", since the Sino-Japanese War and the Boxer Indemnities, the central imperial power of the ** has become increasingly weak. Local forces and the concessions of the great powers in China have become hotbeds to resist this strict order. Any student studying abroad will cut off his braids.

In 1907, just last year, the Qing government was worried about this increasingly serious problem and issued another strict order to ban the braids privately. However, this strict order was like a blank check, and then disappeared silently after only a while of fun.

"Oh? So, young master, you are not a student studying abroad?" the young man asked curiously.

"Although I returned from studying abroad, it was just a little different from my teacher. I just returned from the Munich Army Non-commissioned Officer Academy." Wu Shaoting explained.

"So that's it." The young man nodded suddenly.

There were many Chinese who went abroad to explore the way to enrich the country and strengthen the people in the late Qing Dynasty. In addition to going to conventional academic universities abroad, further studies in military colleges were also very popular. However, the difference from academic universities is that there are all academic universities with official and self-paid students, while the students in military colleges only have official students.

This is easy to understand. Military learning is not trivial. If you cannot be used by the country after you have completed your studies, what use will you leave?

In addition, returning from studying in an academic university does not have to go to the government to report, so these students cut off their braids and will not be seriously injured after returning to China. However, all the students who returned from military academy are assigned and given by the government. If their braids are cut off, even if they do not have any death, it will affect their career.
Chapter completed!