Student officers are those students who have graduated from the three-year officer training course. They have serious academic backgrounds. Their backgrounds are on a higher level than the current officer training team of the Fubo Army.
"Where, where." Zhu Si was a little embarrassed, and these words also aroused his resentment. With his qualifications, he should have been promoted to sergeant and selected for the teaching team - if he entered the teaching team, he would be a decent person when he came out.
He is an officer of the regular army of the Eight Classics, not a captain of the National Army, so he is inferior to others.
After entering the ranks of the National Army, it is probably impossible to go back to the Fubo Army - after all, you were promoted as a sergeant, and all the real officers have stayed for several years, and then entered the training team, starting from second lieutenant and rising step by step.
Going up.
He sighed and said: "Actually, I didn't do enough. I was promoted to corporal last year. In short, my progress is not enough, even though I became the captain..."
"Don't be discouraged. The Fubo Army and the National Army are all soldiers of the Senate. Don't make a distinction in your mind." Mi Longtao comforted him and said, "This battle still has to be fought. Wait.
With military exploits, it is not impossible to even upgrade to three levels."
"Yes, yes, you are right." Zhu Si was very respectful.
When he came out of the headquarters, it was already noon - Mi Longtao left him to eat, and also asked the cooking team to cook a hot meal for the National Army on patrol - he could have a hot meal safely on land.
Naturally, a delicious meal is much better than squatting on the deck eating dry food.
Li Dong also urged the soldiers to replace and repair the broken bamboo handles and shields, and the fuel consumed on the ship was also replenished. Because Fengchuan is an advanced supply base, all supplies are very convenient here, although thermal coal can only be supplied
Gunboats and tugboats, but ordinary firewood can be fully replenished, which is much easier to use than the various miscellaneous trees and straw they used before.
Zhu Si looked at the preparation work and found it to be impeccable. However, the unhappiness left by the meeting with Lieutenant Mi just now made him burst out: "It took so long to do such a small thing! How many times have I told you that the speed of executing the mission
Must be quick!”
"Yes!" Li Dong vaguely felt that the captain seemed to have opinions about him, so he quickly reported, "It was ready half an hour ago..."
"Since it was prepared half an hour ago, why didn't you report it to me immediately?!" Zhu Si's voice was stern.
"You were having dinner with Lieutenant Mi at the time..."
"After completing the mission, you must report it as soon as possible! Didn't your instructor in the non-commissioned officer training team teach you?! How did you graduate!"
"Yes!" Li Dong could only continue to stand upright and listen to the instruction.
Just when Zhu Si was about to continue his reprimand, the rapid sound of military drums suddenly came. As soon as they heard the drum beats, they knew that there was a new enemy situation.
Zhu Si couldn't care less about showing off his authority, and looked around hesitantly, looking for someone to ask what was going on. Suddenly he saw Mi Longtao coming out of the headquarters in full armor, issuing orders as he walked. Seeing Zhu
Sihe Li Dong, he stopped and said loudly: "Yunan County Town is besieged by a large group of enemy troops. We must go to support immediately, and you should also cooperate with us!"
Zhu Si was speechless at once - he was actually very reluctant to get involved in the battle. This was his first combat cruise. As long as he could go back safely, he would be able to give Chief Qian Duo and Xie a good impression when he got back. If there was a fight,
Everything is broken, and a dozen more brothers are killed or injured. What will they think when they go back?
Theoretically speaking, he has his own orders to execute, but this order does not conflict with Milongtao's request: "Patrol along the river, eliminate enemies on both sides of the strait, and maintain public order." Even if he refuses now, when the fleet reaches the lower reaches, he will encounter
He will still participate in this war.
"What? Are you having difficulty?" Seeing that he remained silent, Mi Longtao asked.
"No," Zhu Si knew that he would not have laid an egg. Otherwise, if Lieutenant Mi wrote in the combat report: "Zhu Si refused to coordinate actions," his future would be over. He immediately stood at attention and said in a loud voice
: "Report, there is no difficulty!" After saying that, he quickly reported: "It's just that the firepower is relatively weak..."
"Standard Spear Squadron again?" It was obvious that Mi Longtao was a little dissatisfied.
"Yes, there are only thirty Nanyang rifles." Zhu Si said, "The rest are captured Ming army's heavy matchlocks and light cannons."
"It's okay, you just need to cooperate with our actions." Mi Longtao said, "During the battle, you act according to my command signals - you have signal soldiers, right?"
"Yes, of course." Zhu Si said quickly.
"That's good, your ship will follow." Mi Longtao said and called out, "Map!"
The orderly immediately opened the field map in front of them.
"Just now, a radio message was sent from Yunan County: About 500 enemies of unknown origin suddenly appeared in Xugang at the junction of Fengchuan and Yunan counties, trying to take over the area with a surprise attack.
, after being repelled by local regiments, they are now besieging the village. There are not many men in the village, and the situation is very dangerous..."
Zhu Si looked at the map. Judging from the map, the residential area of Xugang is not in Fengchuan County, but in Yunan County - and the distance from Yunan County to Xugang is closer than from here.
many.
Regardless of the distance or the scope of the jurisdiction, the Yunan County National Army Squadron should provide assistance.
"...Although this place is closer to the county seat of Yunan County, it is upstream of the county seat. To rescue from the county seat and go upstream, the time is tight, and there are also many enemies - so this time it is decided by
We are the main force."
The main force mentioned by Mi Longtao naturally does not refer to the integrated squadron of the Wuzhou brigade he led, but a platoon of Fubo troops gathering on the dock. They are well-equipped and well-trained. There is also a National Army mountain warfare squadron - this
They are composed of Li and Miao soldiers recruited from the Li District of Hainan Island. Each of them has a double-barreled shotgun and a special mountain fighting machete. Although they are not as tall and strong as regular army soldiers, they have a fierce and fierce atmosphere.
Following such a team to fight, Zhu Si secretly felt relieved and felt inexplicably better: speaking of himself, he was quite lucky. If he alone led the fleet to patrol Xu Gang and encountered this battle, it would be really possible.
Now I have to fight alone... Now with Mi Longtao in front, I have the merits for the victory, but the main responsibility for the defeat is not my own. At that moment, he became angry and stood at attention and said: "Report! Please don't worry, although our squadron is equipped with
The training is not good, but everyone is willing to fight to the end for the Senate, and they will never give in when fighting!"
"Okay! Then go get ready and set off with me!"
After Mi Longtao gave the order, he hurriedly boarded a large boat. This time, ten large boats were dispatched from Fengchuan, two of which were gunboats of the river fleet. At this moment, the way ahead was opened. Six large boats commanded by Zhu Si
Follow closely behind the large group of people and drive downstream together.
In the lower reaches of Fengchuan County, not far after crossing the county boundary, there is a village facing the Xijiang River and located on the slope of the hills beside the river.
This village, like many villages in Guangdong, is a place where clans live together. The clan living here has the surname Xu - one of the major surnames in Lingnan. It has been a hundred years since they moved here, so the village is called "Xugang"
.
This place is close to the Xijiang River, with green mountains and green waters, rich soil and water, and is a fertile land. The Xu family thrived here and soon became a prominent local family. Xugang has also become a large village with a population of nearly a thousand.
At this time, the village was surrounded by thick smoke and fire, and faint shouts of killing could be heard among the black tiles and white walls.
In the center of the village, there is a courtyard with red stone, blue bricks and glazed tile roof, with three entrances and two sides. It is the Xu family ancestral hall of the village. In the meeting hall of the ancestral hall, several elders were sitting upright. Although they tried to remain calm, they listened.
Listening to the constant shouts of killing outside, everyone's face showed worry.
"Master! The bandits have retreated!" A middle-aged servant wearing a green hat, his face covered with smoke, his clothes tattered and stained with blood ran over panting and reported.
"Okay!" The person who was called Master nodded, and the people around him immediately relaxed their eyebrows.
"You go back and tell everyone that the bandits don't have much energy left. I have sent people to the county to report the emergency, and the Australian soldiers will be here soon! Anyone who can survive this battle will be rewarded heavily!"
"Master! The situation is critical right now. The brave men and women in the village have suffered heavy casualties, and people's hearts are in a state of confusion. I'm afraid..." The visitor showed no joy and said anxiously.
The servant who came to report was one of the housekeepers of Mr. Xu, the patriarch of the village. His name was Xu Yong. Although his appearance was not amazing, he was Mr. Xu’s best thug. He usually took care of his family Ding Xiangyong.
He usually dares to fight and kill, and is not afraid of death. He rarely shows such an anxious expression, which immediately aroused Mr. Xu's vigilance.
"You mean, they can't stand it anymore?"
"Yes! Yes!" Xu Yong nodded repeatedly, "The bandits have many firearms, and they use them in turn - we don't even have muskets. The brothers were beaten by the bandits so hard that they couldn't even lift their heads. Even the crenels and the female wall were destroyed.
Young Master, the bandits are making noises again about the arrival of cannons. The brothers all say that if the cannons are really delivered, there will be no way to fight..."
These words not only made Mr. Xu pale, but also the expressions of the book boys, maids and several older clan members around him changed drastically.
Xugang was originally a peaceful place. Firstly, it is not far from the county seat. Secondly, it is close to the Xijiang River. It is a densely populated place. Although there are small groups of bandits and water bandits on weekdays, there are rarely large groups with hundreds of people.
The He family has been living here for three generations, farming and studying. Although their fame is not obvious, the family has produced several talented people, hundreds of households of tenants, servants, and no less than three to four hundred capable men.
This Yunan County is also very powerful - a small group of gangsters don't dare to lift their beards. Everyone feels "peaceful", but they don't know that there is such a large group of bandits coming to destroy the village and massacre the village!
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